Holly Martins

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Holly Martins is the naive American pulp novelist and protagonist of the classic film noir "The Third Man," who becomes entangled in a murky conspiracy while investigating his friend's mysterious death in postwar Vienna.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
appearsIn The Third Man NERFINISHED
associatedWith Anna Schmidt NERFINISHED
British military police in Vienna
basedOn The Third Man (novella) NERFINISHED
characterTrait idealistic
impulsive
naive
countryOfWorkOrigin United Kingdom NERFINISHED
createdBy Graham Greene NERFINISHED
filmDirector Carol Reed NERFINISHED
filmReleaseYear 1949
filmScreenwriter Graham Greene NERFINISHED
firstAppearance The Third Man (1949 film) NERFINISHED
friendOf Harry Lime NERFINISHED
genreOfWork film noir
genreWritten Western fiction
investigates the apparent death of Harry Lime
involvedIn penicillin racket investigation
languageOfWork English
medium cinema
moralArc disillusionment with friend Harry Lime
narrativeFunction audience surrogate
narrativeRole amateur detective
nationality American
occupation pulp novelist
portrayedBy Joseph Cotten NERFINISHED
protagonistOf The Third Man NERFINISHED
settingOfStory postwar Vienna NERFINISHED

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The Third Man character Holly Martins