
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.
Paul Hörbiger
Karl the Porter

Ernst Deutsch
'Baron' Kurtz

Erich Ponto
Dr. Winkel

Siegfried Breuer
Popescu

Hedwig Bleibtreu
Anna's Landlady

Bernard Lee
Sergeant Paine