Movie
The House on Carroll Street
Overview
A reporter, fired after refusing to give names to a 1951 House Un-American Activities Committee, takes a part-time job as companion to an old lady. While working she overhears a noisy argument in the neighboring house, being conducted largely in German and involving her HUAC prosecutor. She begins to investigate, enlisting the help of the FBI Agent initially detailed to surveil her.
Details
- Release date
- 1988-03-04
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Orion Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Kelly McGillis as Emily
- Jeff Daniels as Cochran
- Mandy Patinkin as Salwen
- Jessica Tandy as Miss Venable
- Jonathan Hogan as Alan
- Remak Ramsay as Senator Byington
- Kenneth Welsh as Hackett
- Christopher Buchholz as Stefan
- James Rebhorn as The Official
- Charles McCaughan as Salwen Aide 1
- Randle Mell as Salwen Aide 2
- Michael Flanagan as Senator
Crew
- Peter Yates - Director
- Walter Bernstein - Writer
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