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The House in Karp Lane

The House in Karp Lane (1965)

Original title: Das Haus in der Karpfengasse

  • Genre: Drama
  • Country: Germany
  • Runtime: 155 min
  • Released: 1965-03-12
  • TMDB rating: 7.5 / 10 (2)

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.

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Jana Brejchová

Jana Brejchová is a Czech film and theatre actress, one of the most prominent figures of Czechoslovak cinema in the 1950s and 1960s. She appeared in numerous Czech films as well as foreign co-productions. She was formerly married to director Miloš Forman.

Edith Schultze-Westrum

Edith Schultze-Westrum was a German actress active primarily in the 1950s and 1960s in film and television productions. She appeared in Das Haus in der Karpfengasse (1965), a West German production filmed at Barrandov Studios in Prague, which won the German Film Prize for best film of the year.

František Filipovský

František Filipovský was born in Prelouc, Austra-Hungary (now the Czech Republic). In his youth and into adulthood he participated in numerous small theater companies throughout Europe, notaly the Zizkov and National Theatre in Prague. In addition to his numerous theater and Czech television roles, Filipovský was also…

Wolfgang Kieling

Wolfgang Kieling was a German actor active mainly in the 1950s–1970s, known for both film and television roles. He gained international recognition for his part in Alfred Hitchcock's Torn Curtain (1966). He also appeared in the Czech-German production Das Haus in der Karpfengasse (1965), which won the German Film Priz…

Walter Taub

Walter Taub was born in Brünn, Austria-Hungary. He was an actor and writer, known for David (1979), His Majesty's Adjutant (1934) and In the Little House Below Emausy (1933). He died on September 30, 1982 in Vienna, Austria.

Hana Vítová

Hana Vítová was a Czech film and theatre actress, most active in the 1940s and 1950s. She became known for her roles in Czech films produced at the Barrandov studios. She also appeared in the film Dům v Kaprové ulici (1965), a Czech-German co-production that won the German Film Prize.

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