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The Third Man (1949)
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Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, black-market opportunist Harry Lime. Director:Carol Reed |
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Anna Schmidt
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| Orson Welles | ... | ||
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Sgt. Paine
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Paul Hörbiger | ... |
Karl - Harry's Porter
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Ernst Deutsch | ... |
'Baron' Kurtz
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Siegfried Breuer | ... |
Popescu
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Erich Ponto | ... |
Dr. Winkel
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Hedwig Bleibtreu | ... |
Anna's Old Landlady
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Storyline
An out of work pulp fiction novelist, Holly Martins, arrives in a post war Vienna divided into sectors by the victorious allies, and where a shortage of supplies has lead to a flourishing black market. He arrives at the invitation of an ex-school friend, Harry Lime, who has offered him a job, only to discover that Lime has recently died in a peculiar traffic accident. From talking to Lime's friends and associates Martins soon notices that some of the stories are inconsistent, and determines to discover what really happened to Harry Lime. Written by Mark Thompson <mrt@oasis.icl.co.uk>
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Carol Reed's Production The Third Man See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$13,576 (USA) (9 May 1999) (1 Screen) (reissue)Gross:
$596,349 (USA) (19 December 1999)Company Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)Color:
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1.37 : 1
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Anna Schmidt: I don't even know what protocol means.
British MP: Neither do I, Miss.
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(1946) (uncredited)
Music by Irving Fields
Lyrics by Albert Gamse See more »
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Carol Reed had three separate film units working most days of production: a daytime unit, a nighttime unit and a sewer unit. Reed insisted upon directing each unit, resulting in him working 20 hour days. See more »Goofs
Continuity: In the sewer before putting fingers through grate, Harry Lime holds the stair's supporting pole with his right hand, but the gun should be in his hand, as displayed before and after this shot. See more »Quotes
British MP: I'm sorry, Miss, it's orders. We can't go against the protocol.Anna Schmidt: I don't even know what protocol means.
British MP: Neither do I, Miss.
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Soundtracks
"Managua, Nicaragua"(1946) (uncredited)
Music by Irving Fields
Lyrics by Albert Gamse See more »
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