UW Cinematheque - New Restorations and Special Presentations
The Third Man | UK | 1949 | 35mm | 104 min. Director: Carol Reed
Event Details
Date
Saturday, September 26, 2026
Time
7 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
Cast: Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles
In the ruins of postwar Vienna, American writer Holly Martins (Cotten) arrives to visit old friend Harry Lime (Welles). However, Holly discovers that Lime is supposedly dead and under investigation for his role in the city’s lawless black market. Working from a screenplay by novelist Graham Greene, director Reed inventively directs this classic noir with a wealth of angled compositions and sinister shadows.
In the ruins of postwar Vienna, American writer Holly Martins (Cotten) arrives to visit old friend Harry Lime (Welles). However, Holly discovers that Lime is supposedly dead and under investigation for his role in the city’s lawless black market. Working from a screenplay by novelist Graham Greene, director Reed inventively directs this classic noir with a wealth of angled compositions and sinister shadows.
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please email jehealy@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Saturday, September 12, 2026, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.