While the specific events are fictional, the film is grounded in real historical context:
While working a modest job as a companion to an elderly woman (Jessica Tandy), Emily overhears a heated argument in German coming from the neighboring house. Her curiosity leads her to discover a startling connection: her own HUAC prosecutor, (Mandy Patinkin), is involved in a plot to smuggle Nazi war criminals into the United States. The House on Carroll Street
Emily soon finds an unlikely ally in (Jeff Daniels), the FBI agent originally assigned to tail her, as they work together to expose the conspiracy before they are silenced by the powerful figures protecting the Nazis. Historical Foundations While the specific events are fictional, the film