

The House on Carroll Street
Emily Crane left her home one morning and stepped into a nightmare.
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.
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- Released
- Budget
- $14M
- Box office
- $459.8K
- Language
- English
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United StatesUS
- TheatricalPG4 Mar 1988
GermanyDE
- Theatrical125 May 1988
ItalyIT
- Theatrical8 Sept 1988
SlovakiaSK
- Theatrical124 Apr 2025
TürkiyeTR
- Theatrical19 Oct 1990
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The House on Carroll Street was released on 4 March 1988.
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Wuchak
4/28/2023
**_Kelly McGillis plays a Nancy Drew-like character in early 50’s Manhattan_** A picture editor for Life magazine (McGillis) loses her job in the Big Apple upon refusing to name names for the House Un-American Activities Committee. She then snoops around a German-speaking man with dubious immigration status, which draws the ire of the Committee's main Senate prosecutor (Mandy Patinkin) and the assistance of an ami…
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