Movie connections for
The Third Man (1949) More at IMDbPro »

Remade as

Treca zena (1997)

Edited into

"The 20th Century: A Moving Visual History" (1999)
 -  excerpt shown in 'The 1940s: War, Recovery and Rebirth' episode

Spin off

"The Third Man" (1959)

References

M (1931)
 -  The balloon seller is identical to the one in M
Les misérables (1935)
 -  The chase through the sewers near the end is borrowed from the sewer chase in this film.
Citizen Kane (1941)
Casablanca (1942)

Referenced in

Top Secret (1952)
 -  kiosk/zither music gag towards end of the film
Siamo donne (1953)
 -  The Poster of film is shown
The Sadist (1963)
 -  Fingers shot during climactic death scene in snake pit.
Geheimnisse in goldenen Nylons (1967)
Nostra signora dei turchi (1968)
 -  Nostra signora dei turchi features the famous Anton Karas's theme from The Third Man.
The Long Goodbye (1973)
Welt am Draht (1973) (TV)
 -  Scene in the staircase where Stiller bangs on Eva's door. The caretaker appears on the upper floor to tell him that she's not around, while Anton Karas' famous zither melody fills the background.
Der amerikanische Freund (1977)
Alligator (1980)
 -  Graffiti on wall reads "Harry Lime Lives"
Clint Eastwood: Director (1982) (TV)
 -  mentioned once
"Remington Steele: Steele Crazy After All These Years (#1.16)" (1983)
 -  Movie referenced in dialogue.
Top Secret! (1984)
 -  "The Third Man" is listed in the closing credits.
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto!! (1984)
 -  The tune of The Third Man theme is playing after drinks were ordered in the cafe.
Wetherby (1985)
Brazil (1985)
"Remington Steele: Steele on the Air (#4.10)" (1986)
 -  Steele mentions this movie when Laura and he discover that a counterfeit conspiracy involves a third man.
Aliens (1986)
Baburugamu kuraishisu (1987) (V)
The Living Daylights (1987)
Spoorloos (1988)
Bajarse al moro (1989)
 -  The character Doña Antonia mentions the movie 'Third Man, The (1949)'.
Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kokoro no tabiji (1989)
"The Kids in the Hall: (#1.3)" (1989)
 -  mentioned as a film Joseph Cotten was in
Miller's Crossing (1990)
 -  Funeral scene; long tree-lined road near cemetery; being left on the road by the woman leaving the funeral; decoy corpse to fake someone's death
Home Alone (1990)
Guilty by Suspicion (1991)
A Very Polish Practice (1992) (TV)
 -  Alfred Molina's character - a shady drug dealer in an eastern European country, with a penchant for talking about cuckoo clocks, and who only turns up some way into the proceedings, is a nod to Harry Lime in The Third Man.
Batman Returns (1992)
 -  Opening titles in sewers as penguin floats in babybasket
Unforgiven (1992)
 -  Clint has credited much of the lighting in Unforgiven to this film
The Pickle (1993)
The Fugitive (1993)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Eegah! (#6.6)" (1993)
 -  Tom: "Is this 'The Third Man' all of a sudden?"
"Just a Minute: (#2.2)" (1994)
 -  Referenced by name
Before Sunrise (1995)
"Oliver's Travels: Do We Look Like That (#1.5)" (1995)
 -  Oliver talks about the concept of safety in numbers utilized by Joseph Cotten.
GoldenEye (1995)
Wallace and Gromit in A Close Shave (1995)
Tesis (1996)
Nacht der Gaukler (1996)
Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life (1997)
Karakter (1997)
Gattaca (1997)
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997)
Eastwood on Eastwood (1997) (TV)
Jin-Rô (1998)
Frogs for Snakes (1998)
Enemy of the State (1998)
Wer war der dritte Mann...? (2000) (TV)
 -  Documentary about the making of the movie
X-Men (2000)
Charlie's Angels (2000)
Batoru rowaiaru (2000)
 -  The title of this 1949 Noir-classic is quite visibly displayed on a laptop computer screen in one scene.
Scary Movie 2 (2001)
 -  the butler looks from the window to his killer who is off screen
Resident Evil (2002)
xXx (2002)
"Malcolm in the Middle: Malcolm Films Reese (#5.5)" (2003)
 -  Dewey performs his "The Great El Foldo" act using "The Harry Lime Theme" as musical accompaniment..
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
 -  Samwise's shadow preceding him up the stairs when he rescues Frodo
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)
 -  Briefing on a ferris wheel
Mindhunters (2004)
 -  Seen on movie theatre marquee during the film.
The Right Way (2004)
"Law & Order: Fluency (#15.14)" (2005)
 -  Jack McCoy quotes lines from that movie in this episode
Film Geek (2005)
 -  poster in Scotty's apartment
Five Minutes, Mr. Welles (2005)
 -  Film is a behind the scenes look at the making of 'the Third Man'. It explains the inspiration for the monologue sequence
Mozart and the Whale (2005)
 -  H-LIME license plate explained to be Harry Lime from this movie
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (2005) (VG)
 -  a spoof poster of the film appears in the game
All About Anna (2005) (V)
 -  Similar use of Dutch angles, etc.
Kiss Me Again (2006)
 -  Julian and Chalice talk about renting the film in a video store.
The Departed (2006)
 -  After Billy's funeral - like Harry Lime's funeral
"The Essentials: The Third Man (#6.27)" (2006)
 -  This documentary discusses Third Man, The (1949).
Suburban Girl (2007)
 -  mentioned on "Orson Welles Retrospective" sign
What Just Happened (2008)
 -  mentioned in dialogue
"Chuck: Chuck Versus the Broken Heart (#2.18)" (2009)
 -  As a cover, Ahmad uses the name Harry Lime, the name of Orson Welles' character in The Third Man.

Featured in

The American Film Institute Salute to Orson Welles (1975) (TV)
The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
In girum imus nocte et consumimur igni (1978)
 -  features footage from this
"Dempsey and Makepeace: Love You to Death (#2.3)" (1985)
 -  Dempsey watches the film on television.
Hôtel du Paradis (1986)
The Karen Carpenter Story (1989) (TV)
 -  karen is riding an exercise bike in her hotel suite watching "The Third Man".
"Zomergasten: (#3.1)" (1990)
 -  A fragment of this film is shown in this episode
Heavenly Creatures (1994)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) (TV)
Tokyo Fist (1995)
Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
Mi nombre es sombra (1996)
Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
Treca zena (1997)
A Personal History of British Cinema by Stephen Frears (1997) (TV)
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies (1998) (TV)
 -  This film is #57 on the list.
Keepers of the Frame (1999)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV)
 -  This film is #75 on the list.
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (2003) (TV)
 -  Harry Lime is #37 on the "Villains" list.
Shadowing the Third Man (2004) (TV)
 -  footage used in documentary
The Ultimate Film (2004) (TV)
 -  number 26
A Sense of Carol Reed (2006) (V)
 -  excerpts
The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV)
AFI's 10 Top 10: America's 10 Greatest Films in 10 Classic Genres (2008) (TV)
 -  This film is #5 on the "Mystery" list.

Spoofed in

Top Secret (1952)
 -  Main character is chased through dark rubbled streets and comes upon a familar kiosk which upon opening, zither music eminates from within.
Make Mine Mink (1960)
Heavenly Creatures (1994)
"Pinky and the Brain: The Third Mouse/The Visit (#1.18)" (1996)
 -  The first half of this episode, "The Third Mouse", is a direct spoof. The look, plot, and various scenes are all spoofed.
Der Schuh des Manitu (2001)
"Monk: Mr. Monk and the Candidate: Part 1 (#1.1)" (2002)
 -  The sewage chasing scene at the end

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