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.| Status: | Released (1988-03-04) |
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| Awards: | 1 win |
| BoxOffice: | $459,824 |
| Screen: | Walter Bernstein |
| Productions: | Orion Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 11084: Kelly McGillis - Emily
- 8447: Jeff Daniels - Cochran
- 25503: Mandy Patinkin - Salwen
- 5698: Jessica Tandy - Miss Venable
- 1217980: Jonathan Hogan - Alan
- 21153: Remak Ramsay - Senator Byington
- 6074: Kenneth Welsh - Hackett
Crews
- 12804: Peter Yates - Director - Directing
- 6729: Robert Benton - Executive Producer - Production
- 70190: Arlene Donovan - Executive Producer - Production
- 6835: Walter Bernstein - Writer - Writing
- 12804: Peter Yates - Producer - Production
- 1994: Robert F. Colesberry - Producer - Production
- 244: Ray Lovejoy - Editor - Editing
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**_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 ....
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