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The Third Man

Classic film noir about an American writer who visits postwar Vienna to see an old friend but is told that the latter is dead. Incredulous at the suggestion his friend was a criminal, the writer attempts to clear the dead man's name but soon finds events taking a strange turn.

1 hour, 45 minutes

Last on

Thu 7 Mar 2024 23:00
BBC Four

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:00

    Anton Karas

    The Harry Lime Theme

  • 00:00

    Anton Karas

    The Big Ben Tune

  • 01:02

    Anton Karas

    Holly Runs After Harrys Shadow

  • 01:12

    Anton Karas

    Holly and Harry Meet At The Praters Big Wheel

Credits

Holly Martins Joseph Cotten
Anna Schmidt Valli
Major Calloway Trevor Howard
Harry Lime Orson Welles
Sergeant Paine Bernard Lee
Harry's porter Paul Hoerbiger
'Baron' Kurtz Ernst Deutsch
Popescu Siegfried Breuer
Dr Winkel Erich Ponto
Crabbin Wilfrid Hyde-White
Anna's old landlady Hedwig Bleibtreu
Producer David O Selznick
Producer Alexander Korda
Producer Carol Reed
Writer Alexander Korda
Writer Graham Greene
Writer Carol Reed
Director Carol Reed
Director of photography Robert Krasker

Broadcasts

  • Mon 31 Dec 2007 19:30
    BBC Four
  • Boxing Day 2009 19:15
    BBC Four
  • Tue 22 Dec 2015 23:00
    BBC Four
  • Sun 7 Aug 2016 13:00
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sat 17 Feb 2018 14:15
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sun 28 Jul 2019 12:40
    BBC Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire & BBC Scotland
  • Thu 1 Apr 2021 21:00
    BBC Four
  • Sat 20 Nov 2021 13:15
    BBC Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Thu 24 Feb 2022 20:00
    BBC Four
  • Wed 28 Dec 2022 09:35
    BBC Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sun 12 Mar 2023 14:40
    BBC Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sat 26 Aug 2023 12:30
    BBC Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sat 2 Mar 2024 13:15
    BBC Two Wales & Wales HD only
  • Sat 2 Mar 2024 14:15
    BBC Two England, HD, Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
  • Thu 7 Mar 2024 23:00
    BBC Four

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