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The Shop on Main Street (1965)

#4,8952,360
Movie
Audience Score
71
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NR 2 hr 8 minSep 9th, 1965Drama, War
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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.
StarringIda KamińskaJozef KronerFrantišek Zvarík
DirectorsJán KadárElmar Klos

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:September 9th, 1965
On DVD & Blu-ray:September 18th, 2001 - Buy DVD
Movie Box Office Gross:$1,450,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:Slovak
Executive Producers:Karel Feix
Production Companies:Filmové studio Barrandov
Movie Tags:
naziholocaust (shoah)shopkeeper