The House on Carroll Street (1988)

Directed by

Peter Yates

Genre

drama film, political thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 58 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A photojournalist in 1950s New York is blacklisted for refusing to cooperate with a government committee. She accidentally uncovers a scheme to bring Nazi war criminals into the country.

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What happens

The House on Carroll Street is a 1988 American neo-noir film directed by Peter Yates, and starring Kelly McGillis, Jeff Daniels, Mandy Patinkin, and Jessica Tandy. Set in 1950s New York City, it follows a photojournalist who, blacklisted after refusing to disclose names to a 1951 House Un-American Activities Committee, stumbles upon a plot to smuggle Nazi war criminals into the United States. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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