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.
Keywords:
Staged death
Black market
Cemetery
Investigation
Soviet military
Prater
British army
Austria
Cover-up
Film noir
Foot chase
Vienna, austria
Sewer
Missing person
Post world war ii
Ferris wheel
Grim
Penicillin
Forged passport
Ominous
Movie tag line: "Hunted by men ... Sought by WOMEN!"
Character: Holly Martins
Character: Anna Schmidt
Character: Major Calloway
Character: Harry Lime
Character: Karl the Porter