The Third Man
In postwar Vienna, Austria, Holly Martins, a writer of pulp Westerns, arrives penniless as a guest of his childhood chum Harry Lime, only to learn he has died. Martins develops a conspiracy theory after learning of a "third man" present at the time of Harry's death, running into interference from British officer Major Calloway, and falling head-over-heels for Harry's grief-stricken lover, Anna.
- genus: Thriller, Mystery
- Studio: London Films Productions
- keyword: staged death, black market, cemetery, investigation, grave, soviet military, prater, british army, austria, cover-up, film noir, foot chase, vienna, austria, sewer, missing person, post world war ii, ferris wheel, penicillin, forged passport
- cast: Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Trevor Howard, Orson Welles, Paul Hörbiger, Ernst Deutsch
