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The Third Man

 1949
 93 minutes (1 hrs 33 mins)
The Third Man
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Production Country

United Kingdom • United States

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Carol Reed

Starring

Joseph Cotten · Orson Welles · Trevor Howard · Alida Valli · Paul Horbiger · Ernst Deutsch

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
1st February 1950
United Kingdom release date United Kingdom release
2nd September 1949
Turkey release date Turkey release
3rd September 1949

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 23rd Jul '99
  • Debut position: 14
  • Highest position: 14
  • Debut gross: £13.3 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 15

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 7th May '99
  • Debut position: 64
  • Highest position: 34
  • Debut gross: $13.6 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 21

Chart position history

UK box office

23 Jul, 1999
14

US box office

Global box office

Certificates

US
Approved

M/12

U

PG-13

12

12+

A

11

6

16

14

PG

U

Tous publics

K-12

13

16

G

PG

12

15

T

PG

PG

12

PG-12

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £134.2 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $449.2 Thousand
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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Classic Corner: The Third Man  Crooked Marquee Fri, 12th June 2026