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The Shop on Main Street

The Shop on Main Street

19657.12h 8m

Overview

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.

Directed by Ján Kadár
Written by Ladislav Grosman, Miloš Brož, Elmar Klos
Box Office0Revenue: $1.4M

Top Cast

Ida Kamińska

Ida Kamińska

Rozalia Lautmannová

Jozef Kroner

Jozef Kroner

Antonin 'Tono' Brtko

František Zvarík

František Zvarík

Markus Kolkocký

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Hana Slivková

Evelyna Brtková

M

Martin Hollý

Imro Kuchár

Elena Zvaríková-Pappová

Elena Zvaríková-Pappová

Ruzena Kolkocká

Martin Gregor

Martin Gregor

Jozef Katz

Adam Matejka

Adam Matejka

Piti Báci

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Mikuláš Ladižinský

Marian Peter

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Alojz Kramár

Balko

Themes & Keywords

naziholocaust (shoah)shopkeeper

About The Shop on Main Street

The Shop on Main Street is a drama, war film released in 1965 exploring themes of nazi, holocaust (shoah), shopkeeper. Directed by Ján Kadár, it stars Ida Kamińska, Jozef Kroner, František Zvarík. 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.

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