The House in Karp Lane

Overview
Cast & Crew
Production House

The Plot

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.

Run Time

2h 35m

Original Title

Das Haus in der Karpfengasse

Genre

Drama

Country

Germany

Language

German

Release Date

12 Mar 1965

Independent Film GmbH
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