The Third Man (1949)

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Currently you are able to watch "The Third Man" streaming on STUDIOCANAL PRESENTS Apple TV Channel, Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel, Artiflix. It is also possible to buy "The Third Man" on Rakuten TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store as download or rent it on Amazon Video, JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Sky Store, BFI Player online.

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Synopsis

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.

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Where does The Third Man rank today?
The JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts are calculated by user activity within the last 24 hours. This includes clicking on a streaming offer, adding a title to a watchlist, and marking a title as 'seen'. This includes data from ~1.7 million movie & TV show fans per day.

The Third Man is 878 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved down the charts by -59 places since yesterday. In the United Kingdom, it is currently more popular than The Place Beyond the Pines but less popular than Sahara.

Rank		Title
874.		Dead Donkeys Fear No Hyenas	-60
875.		Homefront	-35
876.		Small Time Crooks	-46
877.		Sahara	+8
878.		The Third Man	-59
879.		The Place Beyond the Pines	-102
880.		The History of Sound	-59
881.		The Bikeriders	+176
882.		Nil by Mouth	-24

Streaming charts last updated: 17:18, 25/09/2026

Cast

Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

Holly Martins

Alida Valli

Alida Valli

Anna Schmidt

Trevor Howard

Trevor Howard

Major Calloway

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Harry Lime

Paul Hörbiger

Paul Hörbiger

Karl the Porter

Ernst Deutsch

Ernst Deutsch

'Baron' Kurtz

Erich Ponto

Erich Ponto

Dr. Winkel

Siegfried Breuer

Siegfried Breuer

Popescu

Hedwig Bleibtreu

Hedwig Bleibtreu

Anna's Landlady

Bernard Lee

Bernard Lee

Sergeant Paine

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Crabbin

Alexis Chesnakov

Alexis Chesnakov

Col. Brodsky the Russian Liaison Officer (uncredited)

Thomas Gallagher

Thomas Gallagher

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Herbert Halbik

Herbert Halbik

Hänsel the Little Boy with Ball (uncredited)

Hannah Norbert

Hannah Norbert

Actress at Josefstadt Theater (uncredited)

Eric Pohlmann

Eric Pohlmann

Waiter at Smolka's (uncredited)

Carol Reed

Carol Reed

UK Version's Opening Narrator (uncredited)

Annie Rosar

Annie Rosar

The Porter's Wife (uncredited)

Frederick Schrecker

Frederick Schrecker

Hansel's Father (uncredited)

Hugo Schuster

Hugo Schuster

Waiter (uncredited)

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