The Third Man

Summary

The Third Man is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,523 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Third Man received the BAFTA Award for Best British Film^[3].
• The Third Man received the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White^[4].
• The Third Man received the Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix^[5].
• The Third Man's image is recorded as The Third Man (1949 American theatrical poster).jpg^[6].
• The Third Man's instance of is recorded as film^[7].
• The Third Man's director is recorded as Carol Reed^[8].
• The Third Man's screenwriter is recorded as Graham Greene^[9].
• The Third Man's screenwriter is recorded as Orson Welles^[10].
• The Third Man's screenwriter is recorded as Alexander Korda^[11].
• The Third Man's composer is recorded as Anton Karas^[12].
• The Third Man's genre is recorded as film noir^[13].
• The Third Man's genre is recorded as mystery film^[14].
• The Third Man's genre is recorded as drama film^[15].
• The Third Man's genre is recorded as thriller film^[16].
• The Third Man's genre is recorded as adventure film^[17].
• The Third Man's cast member is recorded as Orson Welles^[18].
• The Third Man's cast member is recorded as Joseph Cotten^[19].
• The Third Man's cast member is recorded as Alida Valli^[20].
• The Third Man's cast member is recorded as Trevor Howard^[21].
• The Third Man's cast member is recorded as Bernard Lee^[22].
• The Third Man's cast member is recorded as Wilfrid Hyde-White^[23].
• The Third Man's cast member is recorded as Ernst Deutsch^[24].
• The Third Man's cast member is recorded as Paul Hörbiger^[25].
• The Third Man's cast member is recorded as Annie Rosar^[26].
• The Third Man's cast member is recorded as Erich Ponto^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Alexander Korda^[28], David O. Selznick^[29], and Carol Reed^[30]. The Third Man's director is recorded as Carol Reed^[8]. Screenwriters include Graham Greene^[9], Orson Welles^[10], and Alexander Korda^[11]. Cast members include Orson Welles^[18], Joseph Cotten^[19], Alida Valli^[20], Trevor Howard^[21], Bernard Lee^[22], and Wilfrid Hyde-White^[23].

Publication

Publication dates include +1949-09-02T00:00:00Z^[31], +1950-01-06T00:00:00Z^[32], and +1949-09-01T00:00:00Z^[33]. Original languages include English^[34], German^[35], and Russian^[36]. Genres include film noir^[13], mystery film^[14], drama film^[15], thriller film^[16], and adventure film^[17].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include foreigner^[37], reconstruction^[38], profiteering^[39], and hoax^[40].

Reception

Awards received include BAFTA Award for Best British Film^[3], a class of award^[41], in United Kingdom^[42], founded in 1948^[43]; Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White^[4]; and Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix^[5], a class of award^[44], in France^[45], founded in 1967^[46]. Reviews include 9.3/10^[47], 97/100^[48], 99%^[49], and 8.1/10^[50].

Why It Matters

The Third Man ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,523 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

FAQs

What awards did The Third Man receive?

Honors received include BAFTA Award for Best British Film^[3], Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White^[4], and Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix^[5].