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The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street

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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$1450000

Status

Released

Original Language

Slovak

Runtime

128 mins

Rating

7.024/10

Release Date

09 September 1965

Country

Czechoslovakia

Cast

Ida Kamińska

Ida Kamińska

Rozalia Lautmannová

Jozef Kroner

Jozef Kroner

Antonin 'Tono' Brtko

František Zvarík

František Zvarík

Markus Kolkocký

Hana Slivková

Hana Slivková

Evelyna Brtková

Martin Hollý

Martin Hollý

Imro Kuchár

Elena Zvaríková-Pappová

Elena Zvaríková-Pappová

Ruzena Kolkocká

Martin Gregor

Martin Gregor

Jozef Katz

Adam Matejka

Adam Matejka

Piti Báci

Mikuláš Ladižinský

Mikuláš Ladižinský

Marian Peter

Alojz Kramár

Alojz Kramár

Balko

Eugen Senaj

Eugen Senaj

Blau

František Papp

František Papp

Gita Mišurová

Gita Mišurová

Lujza Grossová

Lujza Grossová

J. Mittelmann

J. Mittelmann

Tibor Vadaš

Tibor Vadaš

Tobacconist

František Bujdák

František Bujdák

Andrej Šilan

Andrej Šilan

Anton Baláž

Anton Baláž

Martin Hajný

Martin Hajný

Štefan Petrák

Štefan Petrák

V. Sedláková

V. Sedláková

Ladislav Farkaš

Ladislav Farkaš

Elena Šoltésová

Elena Šoltésová

Jozef Hatok

Jozef Hatok

Milan Drotár

Milan Drotár

Július Piussi

Július Piussi

Jozef Stražan

Jozef Stražan

Oldřich Kratochvíl

Oldřich Kratochvíl

F. Vychodil

F. Vychodil

Juraj Herz

Juraj Herz

Jewish Man

Ladislav Fecko

Ladislav Fecko

Ivan Palúch

Ivan Palúch

Stanislav Kubiš

Stanislav Kubiš

Václav Podhorský

Václav Podhorský

Zdeněk Skalický

Zdeněk Skalický

Štefan Servátka

Štefan Servátka

Jozef Príhoda

Jozef Príhoda

Pavol Simko

Pavol Simko

Ján Mišura

Ján Mišura

Ján Pelech

Ján Pelech

Viliam Záborský

Viliam Záborský

Imro Kuchár (voice)

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