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The Third Man
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About 1949 film directed by Carol Reed
Genres drama, film noir, adventure, mystery, thriller
Directed by Carol Reed
Written by Orson Welles, Graham Greene, Alexander Korda
Starring Orson Welles, Alida Valli, Joseph Cotten, Carol Reed, Trevor Howard, Bernard Lee, Ernst Deutsch, Paul Hörbiger
Music Anton Karas
Runtime 104 min
Country United Kingdom
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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