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Wheel: fifteen Riesenrad cabins, fifteen real places in a city of four sectors.
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Wheel: fifteen Riesenrad cabins, fifteen real places in a city of four sectors.
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The Zentralfriedhof
The film begins and ends at the Zentralfriedhof.
Main entrance at Gate 2. Open 7am–6pm from 1 October to 2 November, 8am–5pm from 3 November to the end of February.
Josefsplatz, Harry’s building
Harry’s flat was filmed in a building on Josefsplatz marked by its pillars; the square is still intact.
A public square beside the Hofburg. The doorway belongs to a private building: look from the square.
The Hotel Sacher
The Sacher features in several scenes of the film.
A working five-star hotel opposite the Albertina; its café and bars are open to non-residents.
Café Mozart
Holly Martins meets the mysterious “Baron” Kurtz at the Café Mozart.
Open every day, 8am to 11.30pm; the kitchen closes at 10.30pm.
Schreyvogelgasse 8, the doorway
Harry Lime is first seen in the doorway of number 8 Schreyvogelgasse; the doorway is preserved, with fresh paint.
A lived-in house on a public lane. Look from the street; the doorway is someone’s front door.
Schulhof and its arch
When Harry flees, the street he runs down into the square is Schulhof, with its arch; the arch remains.
A public lane running into Am Hof.
Am Hof
Anna’s flat was filmed in Am Hof; the derelict block was later demolished and replaced by a modern building.
A public square, open at all hours.
The Third Man Tour, Karlsplatz
Tours start at the big red sewer grate opposite Café Museum and go down the original staircase from the film, 7 metres below ground, with helmet and head torch.
Guided only, May to October, Thursday to Sunday, every hour from 10am (last tour 7pm). Minimum age 12; booking required on +43 1 4000 3033.
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The Hotel Imperial
The Hotel Imperial was the Soviet headquarters in occupied Vienna.
A working hotel on the Ring; its café is open to non-residents.
The Apollo cinema
The Third Man was first shown in Austria at the Apollo cinema on 10 March 1950.
A working multiplex.
The Burg Kino
The Burg Kino shows The Third Man in English every Sunday, and on Tuesdays with German subtitles.
Tickets €10.50. The box office opens 30 minutes before the first screening.
The Third Man Museum
Fifteen rooms hold 3,000 original exhibits, among them the zither Anton Karas used to record the film music and 420 cover versions of the Harry Lime theme.
Saturdays 2–6pm (adults €12). Open 26 and 30 December 2026 and 2 January 2027, then closed for winter until 27 March 2027. Private tours any day by arrangement.
The Anton Karas plaque, Brigittenau
A plaque put up by the district in 2006, for his hundredth birthday, records that Karas was born at Leystraße 46 on 7 July 1906 and lived there until he was 19.
In a small green space on the street corner.
Anton Karas’s grave, Sievering
Anton Karas was buried at Sievering cemetery on 21 January 1985, in an honorary grave: group 28, row 9, number 9.
Group 28, row 9, number 9. Open 7am–6pm until 2 November, 8am–5pm in winter.
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Wheel: fifteen Riesenrad cabins, fifteen real places in a city of four sectors.
The Anton Karas plaque, Brigittenau ↗The Third Man Museum ↗The Hotel Imperial ↗The Apollo cinema ↗Josefsplatz, Harry’s building ↗Café Mozart ↗Schulhof and its arch ↗The Zentralfriedhof ↗Anton Karas’s grave, Sievering ↗Schreyvogelgasse 8, the doorway ↗The Third Man Tour, Karlsplatz ↗The Hotel Sacher ↗Am Hof ↗The Burg Kino ↗
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