The House in Karp Lane (1965)
Das Haus in der Karpfengasse
Overview
The film depicts the fate of the residents of an apartment block in Prague’s Jewish quarter following the invasion by German troops in 1939. Among them is an elderly widow who had once disowned her son and now wishes to bring him to Brazil; there are also the owners of a stationery shop, who are driven to ruin by the German occupiers. The caretaker Glaser, who is of German descent, also comes under pressure when his son is arrested in a communist pub. To save his own skin, he informs on two young people who are active in the resistance.
What is The House in Karp Lane about?
The film depicts the fate of the residents of an apartment block in Prague’s Jewish quarter following the invasion by German troops in 1939. Among them is an elderly widow who had once disowned her son and now wishes to bring him to Brazil; there are also the owners of a stationery shop, who are driven to ruin by the German occupiers. The caretaker Glaser, who is of German descent, also comes under pressure when his son is arrested in a communist pub. To save his own skin, he informs on two young people who are active in the resistance. The House in Karp Lane is a Drama movie, released on 1965-03-12, runtime 155 minutes.
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Directed by
Kurt Hoffmann
Cast
- Edith Schultze-Westrum as Old Woman Kauders
- František Filipovský as Old Man Kauders
- Ladislav Kríz as Emil Kauders
- Wolfgang Kieling as Karl Marek
- Rosel Schäfer as Olga Marek
- Helmut Schmid as Leutnant Slezak
- Walter Taub as Salomon Laufer
- Hana Vítová as Mali Laufer
- Peter Herrmann as Ernst Laufer
- Tamara Kafková as Frieda Laufer
- Martin Gregor as Marcel Lederer
- Margrit Weiler as Bertha Lederer
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