The Shop on Main Street

The Shop on Main Street

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1965-09-09

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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The Shop on Main Street

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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.

Released

1965-09-09

Runtime

128

Director

Ján Kadár

Budget

$0

Revenue

$1450000

Genres

Drama

War

Language

Deutsch

Production

Filmové studio Barrandov

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    Ida Kamińska

    Ida Kamińska
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    Jozef Kroner

    Jozef Kroner
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    František Zvarík

    František Zvarík
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    Hana Slivková

    Hana Slivková
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    Martin Hollý

    Martin Hollý
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    Elena Zvaríková-Pappová

    Elena Zvaríková-Pappová
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    Martin Gregor

    Martin Gregor
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    Adam Matejka

    Adam Matejka
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    Mikuláš Ladižinský

    Mikuláš Ladižinský
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    Alojz Kramár

    Alojz Kramár
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    Eugen Senaj

    Eugen Senaj
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    František Papp

    František Papp
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    Gita Mišurová

    Gita Mišurová
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    Lujza Grossová

    Lujza Grossová
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    J. Mittelmann

    J. Mittelmann
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    Tibor Vadaš

    Tibor Vadaš
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    František Bujdák

    František Bujdák
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    Andrej Šilan

    Andrej Šilan
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    Anton Baláž

    Anton Baláž
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    Martin Hajný

    Martin Hajný
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    Štefan Petrák

    Štefan Petrák
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    V. Sedláková

    V. Sedláková
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    Ladislav Farkaš

    Ladislav Farkaš
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    Elena Šoltésová

    Elena Šoltésová
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    Jozef Hatok

    Jozef Hatok
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    Milan Drotár

    Milan Drotár
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    Július Piussi

    Július Piussi
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    Jozef Stražan

    Jozef Stražan
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    Oldřich Kratochvíl

    Oldřich Kratochvíl
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    F. Vychodil

    F. Vychodil
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    Juraj Herz

    Juraj Herz
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    Ladislav Fecko

    Ladislav Fecko
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    Ivan Palúch

    Ivan Palúch
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    Stanislav Kubiš

    Stanislav Kubiš
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    Václav Podhorský

    Václav Podhorský
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    Zdeněk Skalický

    Zdeněk Skalický
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    Štefan Servátka

    Štefan Servátka
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    Jozef Príhoda

    Jozef Príhoda
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    Pavol Simko

    Pavol Simko
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    Ján Mišura

    Ján Mišura
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    Ján Pelech

    Ján Pelech
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    Viliam Záborský

    Viliam Záborský