Movie · 105 min · 12 · drm, trl
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.
Where to watch The Third Man
Available on 10 platforms across 7 countries.
Chart positions today
Currently charting in 31 countries, best placed at #230 in Ireland.
- Ireland #230
- Taiwan #305
- Colombia #333
- Peru #465
- Switzerland #486
- Norway #601
- Portugal #602
- Greece #609
- Saudi Arabia #620
- Bolivia #638
- Canada #667
- Spain #680
- New Zealand #689
- Slovakia #691
- Australia #696
- Sweden #731
- Chile #740
- Poland #743
- Ecuador #750
- Argentina #755
- Finland #758
- Denmark #761
- Netherlands #771
- India #776
- Austria #778
- France #782
- Czech Republic #784
- South Korea #784
- Brazil #795
- Italy #803
- United Arab Emirates #811
Available languages
Audio: English, French, Italian, Spanish
Subtitles: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Japanese, NN, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
Chart history
The Third Man has spent 1 days in a top 3, 4 days in a top 10 and 22 days in a top 100 across the markets we track. Its best position anywhere is #3.
Cast
Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Trevor Howard, Orson Welles, Paul Hörbiger, Ernst Deutsch, Erich Ponto, Siegfried Breuer, Hedwig Bleibtreu, Bernard Lee, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Alexis Chesnakov, Thomas Gallagher, Herbert Halbik, Hannah Norbert, Eric Pohlmann, Carol Reed, Annie Rosar
Crew
Carol Reed (producer), Graham Greene (screenplay), Carol Reed (director)
Awards
3 wins from 8 nominations.
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White 1951 — won
- BAFTA Award for Best British Film 1950 — won
- Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix 1949 — won
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White 1951 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Director 1951 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Film Editing 1951 — nominated
- BAFTA Award for Best Film 1950 — nominated
- Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film 1949 — nominated