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The Third Man (1949)

Main title from The Third Man (1949). Carol Reed’s production by Graham Greene (4) — The Third Man opening credits (1949) (4)

The Third Man

(1949)

| Film | United Kingdom | B&W | Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller | 1h 44min |

| Stars: Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles | Director: Carol Reed

Saturday at 10.15am on BBC Two HD

An unintelligent but tenacious writer of Westerns arrives in post-war Vienna to join his old friend Harry Lime, who seems to have met with an accident… or has he?

Hunted by men… Sought by WOMEN!

Cast

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Reviews

(1)

Totally memorable and irresistible romantic thriller. Stylish from the first to the last with inimitable backgrounds of zither-music and war-torn buildings pointing up a then-topical black market story full of cynical characters; but not without humour. Hitchcock with feeling, if you like. (Halliwell’s)

How to watch

British television

Saturday at 10.15am
BBC Two HD

Pictures

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Photograph from The Third Man (1949) (5) featuring Orson Welles (as Harry Lime) — The Third Man (1949) photograph (5) | Orson Welles

Photograph from The Third Man (1949) (5) featuring Orson Welles (as Harry Lime).

Photograph from The Third Man (1949) (4) featuring Orson Welles — The Third Man (1949) photograph (4) | Orson Welles

Photograph from The Third Man (1949) (4) featuring Orson Welles.

Screenshot from The Third Man (1949) (1). Vienna — The Third Man (1949) screenshot (1)

Screenshot from The Third Man (1949) (1). Vienna.

Main title from The Third Man (1949) (14). Produced and directed by Carol Reed — The Third Man (1949) opening credits (14)

Main title from The Third Man (1949) (14). Produced and directed by Carol Reed.

Main title from The Third Man (1949) (13) — The Third Man (1949) opening credits (13)

Main title from The Third Man (1949) (13).

Main title from The Third Man (1949) (12) — The Third Man (1949) opening credits (12)

Main title from The Third Man (1949) (12).

Main title from The Third Man (1949) (11). Distributed by British Lion Film Corporation — The Third Man (1949) opening credits (11)

Main title from The Third Man (1949) (11). Distributed by British Lion Film Corporation.

Main title from The Third Man (1949) (10) — The Third Man (1949) opening credits (10)

Main title from The Third Man (1949) (10).

Main title from The Third Man (1949) (9). Zither music played by Anton Karas — The Third Man (1949) opening credits (9)

Main title from The Third Man (1949) (9). Zither music played by Anton Karas.

Main title from The Third Man (1949) (8) — The Third Man (1949) opening credits (8)

Main title from The Third Man (1949) (8).

Main title from The Third Man (1949) (7) — The Third Man (1949) opening credits (7)

Main title from The Third Man (1949) (7).

Main title from The Third Man (1949) (6). Screen play by Graham Greene — The Third Man (1949) opening credits (6)

Main title from The Third Man (1949) (6). Screen play by Graham Greene.

Main title from The Third Man (1949) (5). Paul Hörbiger, Ernst Deutsch, Erich Ponto, Siegfried Breuer, Hedwig Bleibtreu, Bernard Lee — The Third Man (1949) opening credits (5)

Main title from The Third Man (1949) (5). Paul Hörbiger, Ernst Deutsch, Erich Ponto, Siegfried Breuer, Hedwig Bleibtreu, Bernard Lee.

Main title from The Third Man (1949). Carol Reed’s production by Graham Greene (4) — The Third Man opening credits (1949) (4)

Main title from The Third Man (1949). Carol Reed’s production by Graham Greene (4).

Main title from The Third Man (1949) (3). Joseph Cotten, Valli, Orson Welles, Trevor Howard — The Third Man (1949) opening credits (3)

Main title from The Third Man (1949) (3). Joseph Cotten, Valli, Orson Welles, Trevor Howard.

Main title from The Third Man (1949) (2) — The Third Man (1949) opening credits (2)

Main title from The Third Man (1949) (2).

Main title from The Third Man (1949) (1) — The Third Man (1949) opening credits (1)

Main title from The Third Man (1949) (1).

Photograph of The Third Man (1949) (3) featuring Joseph Cotten — The Third Man (1949) photograph (3) | Joseph Cotten

Photograph of The Third Man (1949) (3) featuring Joseph Cotten.

Photograph from The Third Man (1949) featuring Orson Welles — The Third Man (1949) photograph featuring Orson Welles

Photograph from The Third Man (1949) featuring Orson Welles.

Orson Welles (Harry Lime) hides behind a wall from armed guards in The Third Man — Orson Welles hides behind a wall from armed guards in The Third Man

Orson Welles (Harry Lime) hides behind a wall from armed guards in The Third Man.

Production

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British director Carol Reed, perhaps best known for his work on The Third Man (1949)

Carol Reed
Director / Producer / Writer

Alexander Korda
Producer / Writer (story)

David O Selznick
Producer

Graham Greene
Writer / Writer / Writer (screen play)

Main title from The VIPs (1963) (10). Orson Welles as Max Buda — The VIPs (1963) opening credits (10)

Orson Welles
Writer / Writer

Companies

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London Film Productions
Production company

The Third Man (1949) opening credits (11)

British Lion Film Corporation
Distribution company

Electric Pictures Ltd.
Distribution company

Optimum Releasing
Distribution company