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.
Release Date: 1965-09-09
Drama
War
(187 votes)

Casts

Ida Kamińska
as Rozalia Lautmannová
Jozef Kroner
as Antonin 'Tono' Brtko
František Zvarík
as Markus Kolkocký
Elena Zvaríková-Pappová
as Ruzena Kolkocká
Martin Gregor
as Jozef Katz
Juraj Herz
as Jewish Man
Viliam Záborský
as Imro Kuchár (voice)

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