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The Third Man

Released: August 31, 1949 (1949)

Runtime: 105 minutes

Genres: Thriller, Mystery

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.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

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  • Hugo Schuster as Waiter (uncredited)

    Age at release: 62

  • Annie Rosar as The Porter's Wife (uncredited)

    Age at release: 61

  • Frederick Schrecker as Hansel's Father (uncredited)

    Age at release: 57

  • Alexis Chesnakov as Col. Brodsky the Russian Liaison Officer (uncredited)

    Age at release: 54

  • Thomas Gallagher as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

    Age at release: 51

  • Karl Stepanek as Actor at Josefstadt Theater (uncredited)

    Age at release: 49

  • Theodore Gottlieb as Man on Street (uncredited)

    Age at release: 42

  • Eric Pohlmann as Waiter at Smolka's (uncredited)

    Age at release: 36

  • Hannah Norbert as Actress at Josefstadt Theater (uncredited)

    Age at release: 33

  • Geoffrey Keen as British Military Policeman (uncredited)

    Age at release: 33

  • Reed De Rouen as American Military Policeman(uncredited)

    Age at release: 28

  • Robert Brown as Britush Military Policeman in Sewer Chase (uncredited)

    Age at release: 28

  • Herbert Halbik as Hänsel the Little Boy with Ball (uncredited)

    Age at release: 4

  • Jenny Werner as Dr. Winkel's Maid Hilde (uncredited)

    Age at release: Unknown