Summary
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: March 4, 1988
Runtime: 101 minutes
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Original Language: EN
Rating: ⭐ 5.9/10 (52 votes)
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Cast
Kelly McGillis
Emily
Jeff Daniels
Cochran
Mandy Patinkin
Salwen
Jessica Tandy
Miss Venable
Jonathan Hogan
Alan
Remak Ramsay
Senator Byington
Kenneth Welsh
Hackett
Christopher Buchholz
Stefan
James Rebhorn
The Official
Charles McCaughan
Salwen Aide 1
Randle Mell
Salwen Aide 2
Brian Davies
Warren
Bill Moor
Teperson
Frederick Rolf
FBI Director
Anna Berger
Funeral Woman
Trey Wilson
Lieutenant Sloan
Jamey Sheridan
Porter
Boris Lyoskin
Hürwitz
Sherman Howard
Boria
John Randolph Jones
Agent Simpson
David Hart
Stage Manager
Maeve McGuire
Mrs. Byington
Gregory Jbara
Office Boy
Alice Drummond
Woman at Hearing
Tony Carreiro
Xanthias
Robert Stanton
Dionysus
Frank Patton III
Sargeant