The Third Man (1949)
93 min - Film-Noir | Mystery | Thriller - 31 August 1949 (UK)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
Writers: Graham Greene (by), Graham Greene (screen play), 3 more credits »
Stars: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli | See full cast and crew »
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>Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis
