The Third Man (1949)
| Release Date | 31 August 1949 |
| Tagline | Carol Reed's Classic Thriller |
| Genre | Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | UK |
| Filming Locations | Isleworth, Middlesex, England, UK |
| Language | English, German, Russian |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Psychological Thriller, Film Noir |
| Mood | In a Minor Key, Spellbinders |
| Themes | Mind Games, Cons and Scams, Dangerous Friends, Faltering Friendships, Innocence Lost |
| Tones | Atmospheric, Ominous, Stylized, Poignant, Wry, Disturbing |
| Tags | Black Market, Drug Dealer, Espionage, Friendship, Investigation, Kill, Manhunt, Murder, Political Intrigue, Writing |
The Third Man is a 1949 British film noir directed by Carol Reed and starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, and Trevor Howard. The screenplay was written by novelist Graham Greene, later becoming his novella of the same name. Anton Karas wrote the score, which used only the zither; its title cut topped the international music charts in 1950.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Ernst Deutsch
'Baron' Kurtz
Siegfried Breuer
Popescu
Erich Ponto
Dr. Winkel
Hedwig Bleibtreu
Anna's Old Landlady
Nelly Arno
Kurtz's mother
Jack Arrow
International Patrol A
Harold Ayer
Soldier
Harry Belcher
Man chasing Holly
Leo Bieber
Barman
Paul Birch
Military Policeman
Martin Boddey
Russian Military Policeman
Madge Brindley
Guest at Casanova Bar
Ray Browne
International Patrol B
Paul Carpenter
International Patrol D
Alexis Chesnakov
Colonel Brodsky - Russian liaison officer
Guy De Monceau
International Patrol C
Reed De Rouen
American Military Policeman at Railroad Station
Jack Faint
Guest at Casanova Bar
Peter Fontaine
Minor Role
Thomas Gallagher
Taxi driver
Michael Godfrey
International Patrol C
Vernon Greeves
International Patrol D
Herbert Halbik
Little Hansl
Paul Hardtmuth
Hartman - Hall Porter at Hotel Sacher
Walter Hertner
Barman at Sacher's
Charles Irwin
Colonel O'Sullivan
Lily Kann
Nurse
Brookes Kyle
International Patrol B
Martin Miller
Headwaiter
Hannah Norbert
Actress at Josefstadt Theater
Annie Rosar
Porter's wife
Frederick Schreicker
Hansel's father
Hugo Schuster
Waiter
Karel Stepanek
Actor at Josefstadt Theater
Gordon Tanner
International Patrol C
Ernst Ulman
Visitor at Literature Club
Helga Wahlrow
Josefstadt Theatre Actress
Jenny Werner
Hilde - Winkel's maid
Director
Writer
Producer
Hugh Perceval
associate producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Robert Krasker
Editor
Oswald Hafenrichter
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Set Decorator
Dario Simoni
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Makeup Department
George Frost
makeup artist
Joe Shear
hairdresser
Peter Evans
assistant makeup artist
Production Manager
T.S. Lyndon-Haynes
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jack Causey
second assistant director
Jack N. Green
third assistant director
George Pollock
second unit director
Gino Wimmer
assistant director: Austria
Art Department
Joseph Bato
set designer
Ferdinand Bellan
assistant art director
John Hawkesworth
set designer
Vincent Korda
set designer
James Sawyer
assistant art director
Sound Department
John Cox
sound supervisor
Jack Drake
sound editor
Red Law
sound recordist
Bert Ross
sound recordist
Jack Davies
boom operator
John Glen
assistant sound editor
Visual Effects
W. Percy Day
matte painter
Camera and Electrical Department
Denys N. Coop
camera operator
Stanley Pavey
additional photographer
Edward Scaife
camera operator
John Wilcox
additional photographer
Monty Berman
camera operator: "b" camera
J. Bicknell
camera loader
Alan McCabe
clapper loader
Geoff Meldrum
focus puller
John von Kotze
focus puller: second unit
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ivy Baker
wardrober
Gene Hornsby
assistant wardrobe: women
George Murrey
wardrobe master
Dickie Richardson
assistant wardrobe: men
Editorial Department
Peter Taylor
assembly cutter
Derek Armstrong
assistant editor
Ken Behrens
assistant editor
David Eady
assistant editor
Music Department
Irving Fields
composer: song "Managua, Nicaragua"
Albert Gamse
composer: song "Managua, Nicaragua"
Henry Love
composer: song "Das Alte Lied"
Other Crew
Peggy McClafferty
continuity
Elizabeth Montagu
advisor: Austria
Angela Allen
script supervisor: second unit
Teresa Deans
production secretary
Robert Dunbar
production assistant: second unit
Enid Jones
unit publicist
Production Company
London Film Productions
British Lion Film Corporation
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Distributor
British Lion Film Corporation
Selznick Releasing Organization
Sascha-Verleih
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Action Gitanes
Alpha Video Distributors
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Asociace Ceských Filmových Klubu (ACFK)
Asociácia slovenských filmových klubov (ASFK)
BIM Distribuzione
Canal+
Contender Entertainment Group
Continental Home Vídeo
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Criterion Collection, The
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Electric Pictures Ltd.
Home Vision Entertainment (HVE)
Jef Films International
Lion International Films
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Optimum Home Entertainment
Optimum Releasing
Rialto Pictures
Spiegel Media GmbH
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Universal Pictures Benelux
VCI Home Video
Vintage Video
Warner Home Video
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