James Mason and Claire Bloom star in Carol Reeds film which is considered a companion piece to The Third Man. This award-winning 1953 British thriller is often considered a companion piece to The Third Man. After the fall of Germany in WWII, Susanne Mallinson visits her brother Martin in Berlin. Its the early 1950s and the city is divided into West and Soviet-controlled East Berlin with checkpoints and security stations. So begins this drama of Cold War intrigue, directed by Carol Reed and starring James Mason and Claire Bloom.