In postwar Vienna, Austria, Holly Martins, a writer of pulp Westerns, arrives penniless as a guest of his childhood chum Harry Lime, only to learn he has died. Martins develops a conspiracy theory after learning of a "third man" present at the time of Harry's death, running into interference from British officer Major Calloway, and falling head-over-heels for Harry's grief-stricken lover, Anna.

Riccardo, a brilliant pianist studying in Rome, falls in love with Germaine, a young and pretty French tourist.

Vienna in the beginning of the twentieth century. Cavalry Lieutenant Fritz Lobheimer is about to end his affair with Baroness Eggerdorff when he meets the young Christine, the daughter of an opera violinist. Baron Eggerdorff however soon hears of his past misfortune...

It is the year 2000 and the World Global Union is in charge, although other countries are allowed to elect their own government leaders, as long as they support the Union. When Austria's newly-elected president, played by Josef Meinrad, makes his inauguration speech he declares Austria independence and issues an edict ending Austria's financial support for the Global Union.

1953 film by Wolfgang Liebeneiner

The mastermind behind a ubiquitous spy operation learns of a dangerous romance between a Russian lady in his employ and a dashing agent from the government's secret service.

1929 film directed by Joe May

1935 film by E. W. Emo

The setting is Lugano (Switzerland), where an apparently very important world conference takes place. The film tells the story of the young Kitty (Hannelore Schroth), who works as a manicurist at the Eden Hotel, and who in the course of events gets to know both a young journalist (Christian Gollong) and the English minister of economics (Fritz Odemar). A lot of wild mix-ups, comic situations, a love story and occasional singing ensue, and in the end most of the VIPs have gained their share of laughter… There’s also a great performance by Paul Hörbiger as the hotel porter. For a 1939 film made in Germany, “Kitty” is remarkably irreverent and satirical about politics.

1954 West German film by Kurt Hoffmann

German all-star musical from 1938 that was a big commercial success.

Die schon früh geschiedene, 21-jährige Eva Prätorius residiert im edlen Sanatorium Sonneneck, das von dem angesehenen Prof. Bertram ärztlich geführt wird. Ihr Interesse weckt einzig der Musikclown Quick, den sie allabendlich in der Varietévorführung des Apollo-Theaters bewundert. Dort singt er und führt allerlei akrobatische Kunststücke vor. Bald beginnt sich auch der weiß geschminkte Entertainer für die junge, kapriziöse Frau, die ihn allabendlich aus ihrer Loge anhimmelt, zu interessieren.

1930 film directed by Géza von Bolváry

An Austrian prince hatches a plan to keep his rival, the Russian czar, busy by keeping him surrounded by beautiful women and away from the negotiating table. The Czar, however, has his own plan—he hires a man who is his exact double to impersonate him and confuse the Austrians by appearing to be everywhere at once. In addition, both the Czar and his double fall for the same woman.