"Emily Crane left her home one morning and stepped into a nightmare."

1988

1h 41m

5.8(53 votes)

Drama

Thriller

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.

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Cast & Crew

53 members

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Kelly McGillis

Emily

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Jeff Daniels

Cochran

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Mandy Patinkin

Salwen

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Jessica Tandy

Miss Venable

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Jonathan Hogan

Alan

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Remak Ramsay

Senator Byington

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Kenneth Welsh

Hackett

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Christopher Buchholz

Stefan

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James Rebhorn

The Official

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Charles McCaughan

Salwen Aide 1

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Randle Mell

Salwen Aide 2

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Michael Flanagan

Senator

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Paul Sparer

Randolph Slote

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Brian Davies

Warren

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Mary Diveny

Maid

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Bill Moor

Teperson

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Patricia Falkenhain

Woman in the House

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Frederick Rolf

FBI Director

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Anna Berger

Funeral Woman

Crew

Cliff Cudney

McKay

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Trey Wilson

Lieutenant Sloan

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William Duff-Griffin

FBI Librarian

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George Ede

Conductor

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John Carpenter

Gateman

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Jamey Sheridan

Porter

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P.J. Barry

Barber

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Борис Лёскин

Hürwitz

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Sherman Howard

Boria

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John Randolph Jones

Agent Simpson

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David Hart

Stage Manager

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Maeve McGuire

Mrs. Byington

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Alexis Yulin

Sackadorf

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Марат Юсим

Bistrong

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Suzanne Slade

Senator Byington's Daughter

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Todd DeFreitas

Senator Byington's Son

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Gregory Jbara

Office Boy

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James Tew

Sam

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Polly O'Malley

Manicurist 1

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Maureen Moore

Manicurist 2

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Alice Drummond

Woman at Hearing

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Tony Carreiro

Xanthias

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Robert Stanton

Dionysus

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Daniel Mills

Bartender

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Jim Babchak

Salwen Aide at Senate Hearing

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Melba La Rose

Receptionist

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Stephen Gleason

Man at Theatre Bar

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Elizabeth A. Reilly

Theatre-Goer

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Christopher Cusack

Theatre-Goer

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Skip Rose

Sloan's Partner

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Frank Patton III

Sargeant

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Gaylord C. Mason

Theatre Manager

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Morris S. Friedman

Rabbi

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John-Kenneth Hoffman

Waiter

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