The Third Man

1949 · Directed by Carol Reed

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.

film-noir mystery thriller

Cast: Bernard Lee, Joseph Cotten, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Alida Valli, Eric Pohlmann, Theodore Gottlieb, Erich Ponto, Trevor Howard, Ernst Deutsch, Siegfried Breuer

Rating: 7.979/10 from 1,455 votes