The Shop on Main Street

The Shop on Main Street

128 mins | Drama, War | Sept. 9, 1965

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.

The Shop on Main Street

128 mins | Drama, War | Sept. 9, 1965

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.
IMDb rating 8.2
Producers Filmové studio Barrandov
Original title Obchod na korze
Directors Tomáš Škrdlant, René Mattes, Ján Kadár, Elmar Klos, Juraj Herz
Writers Miloš Brož, Ladislav Grosman, Ján Kadár, Elmar Klos

Cast

Ida Kamińska

as Rozalia Lautmannová

Jozef Kroner

as Antonin 'Tono' Brtko

František Zvarík

as Markus Kolkocký

Hana Slivková

as Evelyna Brtková

Martin Hollý

as Imro Kuchár

Elena Zvaríková-Pappová

as Ruzena Kolkocká

Martin Gregor

as Jozef Katz

Adam Matejka

as Piti Báci

Mikuláš Ladižinský

as Marian Peter

Alojz Kramár

as Balko

Eugen Senaj

as Blau

Tibor Vadaš

as Tobacconist

Juraj Herz

as Jewish Man

Viliam Záborský

as Imro Kuchár (voice)