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Release Date:
3 September 1949 (UK) moreTagline:
Carol Reed's Classic Thriller morePlot:
Arriving in Vienna, Holly Martins learns that his friend Harry Lime, who has invited him, recently died in a car accident. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(7 articles)
Hanging out in Venetian Sewers -- Dellamorte reviews Criterion’s The Third Man on Blu-ray (From Collider.com. 21 December 2008)
List: 2008's Most Covetable DVD Box Sets
(From IFC. 18 December 2008, 8:21 AM, PST)
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the best of all time moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Joseph Cotten | ... | Holly Martins |
| Alida Valli | ... | Anna Schmidt (as Valli) |
 | Orson Welles | ... | Harry Lime |
| Trevor Howard | ... | Major Calloway |
| Bernard Lee | ... | Sergeant Paine |
| Paul Hörbiger | ... | Harry's Porter (as Paul Hoerbiger) |
| Ernst Deutsch | ... | 'Baron' Kurtz |
| Siegfried Breuer | ... | Popescu |
| Erich Ponto | ... | Dr. Winkel |
| Wilfrid Hyde-White | ... | Crabbin |
| Hedwig Bleibtreu | ... | Anna's Old Landlady |
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Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
104 min | USA:93 minCountry:
UKColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)Certification:
Iceland:12 | Netherlands:6 (DVD rating) | South Korea:15 (2003) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Norway:11 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:Approved (PCA #14125) | West Germany:12 | New Zealand:GMOVIEmeter: 
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Orson Welles said that when he agreed to play Harry Lime, he was offered either a straight salary or a percentage of the profits. Welles chose the salary but he later regretted it because the film went on to become such a huge hit, the percentage was ultimately worth far more than the salary. moreGoofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: After Calloway has shown Martins the evidence against Lime, Calloway picks up the phone. We hear his line, "Get me Police headquarters," but we don't see his lips move. moreQuotes:
Calloway: I told you to go away, Martins. This isn't Santa Fe. I'm not a sheriff and you aren't a cowboy. You've been blundering around with the worst bunch of racketeers in Vienna, your precious Harry's friends, and now you're wanted for murder.Martins: Put down drunk and disorderly too.
Calloway: I have.
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The Third Man Theme moreFAQ
A NOTE REGARDING SPOILERSIs "The Third Man" based on a novel?
Who was the third man?
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Unrelenting fascination is what I have every time I watch this movie. It never seems old. It's in my mind, haunting me, with its unearthly music and its dark, oblique photography. And that great Orson Welles' speech, and also the best entrance in movie history to go along with the best exit in movie history. It couldn't be better. I can't even express how I feel in words. Watch it again and again, and you'll be dazed!