The Shop on Main Street

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 24, 1965

Original language

Slovak

Spoken languages

Yiddish, Slovak

Countries

Czechoslovakia

Production

Filmové studio Barrandov

Cast

Ida Kamińska,Jozef Kroner,František Zvarík,Hana Slivková,Martin Hollý,Elena Zvaríková-Pappová,Martin Gregor,Adam Matejka,Mikuláš Ladižinský,Alojz Kramárand 32 more

Director

Ján Kadár,Elmar Klos

Writer

Ladislav Grosman,Elmar Klos,Miloš Brož,Ján Kadár

Producer

Karel Feix

Cinematography

Vladimír Novotný

Music

Zdeněk Liška

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

$1,450,000

IMDb

tt0059527