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The Third Man | BFI 75

The Third Man

Joseph Cotten plays Holly Martins, a pulp novelist who has come to post-WWII Vienna with the promise of work from his friend, Harry Lime (Orson Welles). When he finds that Lime has just been killed in a questionable car accident, he decides to remain in the city to investigate his friend's demise.

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Adrian Wootton
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Stephen Frears
Director


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Credits
DirectorCarol Reed
CastJoseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, Trevor Howard
CountryUK
Year1949
 

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