The Shop on Main Street
1965·Movie
·2h 8min·


About
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.
Holocaust DramaMoral DilemmaNazi OccupationSlovak CinemaGuilt and ComplicityHumanity in DarknessSmall Town SettingTragic IronyHistorical Injustice
Actors
Crew
Directed by:
Juraj Herz, Elmar Klos, Ján Kadár
Written by:
Elmar Klos, Ján Kadár, Miloš Brož
Produced by:
Karel Feix, Ladislav Hanuš, Jaromír Lukáš
Composed by:
Zdeněk Liška, Štěpán Koníček, Dobroslav Šrámek
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