Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten), an American writer of pulp Westerns,...
Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten), an American writer of pulp Westerns, arrives in a bombed-out, post-war Vienna at the invitation of his childhood friend Harry Lime (Orson Welles), only to find him recently dead. His suspicions are raised after learning of a 'third man' present at the time of Harry's death, and butting up against interference from British police officer Major Calloway (Trevor Howa...
Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten), an American writer of pulp Westerns, arrives in a bombed-out, post-war Vienna at the invitation of his childhood friend Harry Lime (Orson Welles), only to find him recently dead. His suspicions are raised after learning of a 'third man' present at the time of Harry's death, and butting up against interference from British police officer Major Calloway (Trevor Howard) & falling head-over-heels for Harry's grief-stricken lover Anna (Alida Valli).