The Third Man
1949 · 105 MIN · IMDB 8.1 · 188,473 VOTES · DIR. Carol Reed
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,283 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:58 ?? [Bells Chiming]
00:07:30 Thanks.
00:10:46 Major Calloway said this gentlemars gotta have a room for the night. He'll be off tomorrow.
00:13:40 [Speaking German]
00:17:01 Wasrt there a girl there?
00:21:03 I was talking to another friend of Harry's, a Baron Kurtz.
00:24:33 Who else?
00:28:00 - You were born in Graz of Austrian parents? - Yes.
00:31:54 [Woman Continues Complaining In German]
00:36:03 You know as much as I do.
00:39:30 - How do you do? - Any friend of Harry is a friend of mine.
00:43:03 - Yes, it is. - I am not a bad man.
00:46:12 Why did you say that?
00:51:01 [Horn Honks, Tires Squealing]
00:54:39 It's all right. It's all right.
00:58:50 Go back to the hotel, and do keep out of trouble.
01:03:22 No. I don't know. I'm just a hack writer who drinks too much...
01:09:28 [Wood Creaking]
01:14:46 Poor Harry.
01:18:49 Victims? Don't be melodramatic.
01:22:17 - Busy, Major? - What is it, Brodsky?
01:26:35 You still want him.
01:33:40 harmless Holly Martins.
20:00:00 for every dot that stopped...
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,283
Dialogue density12.2 lines / min
First line00:00:58
Final line20:00:00
Production Record
DirectorCarol Reed
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$1,226,098
IMDb votes188,473