The Third Man (1949)






Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime.


Film programs

Illustrierte Film Bühne nr. 512

Books on The Third Man

Rob White
The Third Man
London, 2003

Charles Drazin
In search of the Third man
New York, 2000

Books with substantial mentioning of The Third Man

David Thomson
Moments that made the movies
London, 2014

David Thomson
Have you seen?, A personal introduction to 1,000 films
New York, 2008

Geoff Mayer and Brian McDonnell
Encyclopedia of Film Noir
Westport, Connecticut/London, 2007

Jürgen Müller
Movies of the 40s
Köln, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Paris, Tokyo, 2005

William Hare
Early Film Noir, Greed, Lust and Murder Hollywood Style
Jefferson, North Carolina, and London, 2003

Roger Ebert
The Great Movies
2003

Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.)
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 1. Films
Detroit/New York/San Francisco/London/Boston/Woodbridge, CT, 2000

Peter W. Engelmeier (ed.)
Icons of film, The 20th century
Munich; New York, 2000

Neil Sinyard
Classic Movies
London, 1993

Peter van Gelder
Offscreen Onscreen, The inside stories of 60 great films
London, 1990

Anthony Slide
Fifty Classic British Films Films 1932-1982, A Pictorial Record
New York, 1985

Ann Lloyd (editor)
Movies of the Forties
London, 1982

Jerry Vermilye
The Great British Films
Secaucus, N.J., 1978

David Zinman
50 Classic Motion Pictures, The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of
New York, 1970

Books with an entry on The Third Man

Michael F. Keaney
Film Noir Guide, 745 Films of the Classic Era, 1940-1959
Jefferson, North Carolina, and London, 2003

Ivan Butler
Cinema in Britain, An illustrated Survey
South Brunswick and New York - London, 1973

Reviews

Steve O'Brien, The third man, in: Empire, nr. 256 (October), 2010 pp. 149 (DVD review)