The Third Man
Hunted by men ... Sought by WOMEN!
Hunted by men ... Sought by WOMEN!
Mystery, Thriller
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1949
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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.
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Rated:
Approved
Runtime:
104 min
Release date:
31 Aug 1949
Country:
GB
Languages:
English, Russian, German
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$1,226,098
Awards:
Won 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 4 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
It transformed the way I looked at the world.
– David Ansen,
Newsweek,
1 Nov 2007
fresh:
Welles gives Harry a mask of irony that turns all moral judgment back on itself. He turns a mass murderer into a wry rogue, and makes his villainy all the more horrifying because we rather like him.
– Jeff Millar,
Houston Chronicle,
21 Jul 2005
fresh:
Seen today, The Third Man ... can be appreciated as a prophetic statement on the eventual moral bankruptcy of the one-world euphoria that clouded men's minds immediately after the second 'war to end all wars.'
– Andrew Sarris,
New York Observer,
22 Apr 2004
fresh:
Top credit must go to Mr. Reed for molding all possible elements into a thriller of superconsequence.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
For lovers of film noir, The Third Man is unquestionably a must-see -- one of the masterpieces of a genre that has contained everything from milestone motion pictures to low-budget potboilers.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
29 Aug 2002