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The Third Man (1950)
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Carol Reed Director

previously directed The Fallen Idol

After arriving in Vienna, pulp novelist Holly Martins attempts to solve the mystery of his friend Harry Lime's death, and is soon sucked into a story similar to the harrowing tales he writes.

Trivia:

The recurring characters Charters and Caldicott, who made their film debut in The Lady Vanishes and appeared in multiple other films and radio shows, were originally meant to appear in this film as well, but in the end they were combined into the character of Mr. Crabbin.

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Quote: Major Calloway

Death's at the bottom of everything, Martins, leave it to the professionals.

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Writers
	Alexander Korda	Story
	Carol Reed	Uncredited
	Graham Greene	novella and screenplay
	Orson Welles	Uncredited

Cast
	Joseph Cotten	Holly Martins
	Alida Valli	Anna Schmidt
	Orson Welles	Harry Lime
	Trevor Howard	Major Calloway
	Bernard Lee	Sergeant Paine
	Paul Hörbiger	Karl - Harry's Porter
	Ernst Deutsch	'Baron' Kurtz
	Siegfried Breuer	Popescu
	Erich Ponto	Dr. Winkel
	Wilfrid Hyde-White	Crabbin
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Name	The Third Man
US Release	Jan. 2, 1950
UK Release	Sept. 2, 1949
AUS Release
Runtime	104
Language(s)	Add a new language German English Russian
Genre(s)	Add a new genre Film Noir Mystery Thriller
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