The Shop on Main Street

The Shop on Main Street

1965 • 2h 8m • ⭐ 4.1 • UR • Slovak

Drama, War

About The Shop on Main Street

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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Cast & Crew

Directed by Ján Kadár

Starring Ida Kamińska, Jozef Kroner, František Zvarík, Hana Slivková, Martin Hollý

Produced by Filmové studio Barrandov