Rollo Martins (Joseph Cotten) is a small time novelist who flies to Vienna at the request of his friend Harry Lime (Orson Welles). Upon arrival, Martins learns that Lime recently died in a strange traffic accident. But after questioning Anna Schmidt (Alida Valli), Lime's lover, Martins realizes there is more to the story. Lime's involvement in the post-war Viennese black market offers clues as to what really happened. Directed by Carol Reed. With Trevor Howard, Bernard Lee and Wilfrid Hyde-White. Categories: Mystery, Thriller, Classic. Year: 1949.

The Third Man

Orson Welles in The Third Man

Joseph Cotten in The Third Man

Alida Valli in The Third Man

Trevor Howard in The Third Man

The Third Man

Orson Welles in The Third Man
Joseph Cotten also appeared in Tora! Tora! Tora! and Citizen Kane.
Orson Welles also appeared in Touch of Evil, Citizen Kane, and Catch-22.
Trevor Howard also appeared in Gandhi and Superman.
Bernard Lee also appeared in Dr. No, From Russia with Love, Goldfinger, Live and Let Die, The Man with the Golden Gun, Moonraker, You Only Live Twice, and On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
Film Noir also appeared in High Sierra, The Maltese Falcon, Key Largo, Sunset Blvd., Touch of Evil, M, The Night of the Hunter, and The Killing.
Suspense also appeared in Die Hard, Jaws, and Fracture.