The House on Carroll Street Movie Review 1988

New York 1951, the middle of the McCarthy era. A young woman overhears a plot to smuggle Nazi war criminals into the U.S. She's already lost her job because of accusations of subversion, and it's not easy persuading FBI agent Daniels that she knows what she's talking about. Contrived plot and melodramatic finale help sink this period piece.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 111 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Mystery & Suspense, Nazis & Other Paramilitary Slugs, Cold War Spies, Period Piece: 1950s, FBI

Screenplay

Walter Bernstein

Cast

Kelly McGillis, Jeff Daniels, Mandy Patinkin, Jessica Tandy

Cinematography

Michael Ballhaus

Director

Peter Yates

Music

Georges Delerue

Producer

HBO Films