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The Shop on Main Street

1965 • 2h8m Drama, War

Rating

7.1/10

Popularity

1

In a small town in Nazi-occupied Slovakia during World War II, decent but timid carpenter Tono is named "Aryan comptroller" of a button store owned by an old Jewish widow, Rozalie. Since the post comes with a salary and standing in the town's corrupt hierarchy, Tono wrestles with greed and guilt as he and Rozalie gradually befriend each other. When the authorities order all Jews in town to be rounded up, Tono faces a moral dilemma unlike any he's known before.

Details

Director

Ján Kadár

Elmar Klos

Screenplay

Ladislav Grosman

Elmar Klos

Ján Kadár

Cast

Ida Kamińska

Jozef Kroner

František Zvarík

Release date

6/24/1965

Status

Released

Revenue

$1,450,000

Origin country

XC

Vote count

226