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The Shop on Main Street (1965)

7.0/10 2h 8m Jun 24, 1965
Drama War

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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Movie Details

Original Title Obchod na korze
Original Language SK
Revenue $1,450,000
Status Released
Popularity 0.3

Cast

Ida Kamińska
Ida Kamińska
Rozalia Lautmannová
Popularity: 0.2
Jozef Kroner
Jozef Kroner
Antonin 'Tono' Brtko
Popularity: 0.4
František Zvarík
František Zvarík
Markus Kolkocký
Popularity: 4.2
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Hana Slivková
Evelyna Brtková
Popularity: 0.5
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Martin Hollý
Imro Kuchár
Popularity: 0.2
Elena Zvaríková-Pappová
Elena Zvaríková-Pappová
Ruzena Kolkocká
Popularity: 0.2
Martin Gregor
Martin Gregor
Jozef Katz
Popularity: 0.5
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Adam Matejka
Piti Báci
Popularity: 1.1
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Mikuláš Ladižinský
Marian Peter
Popularity: 0.5
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Alojz Kramár
Balko
Popularity: 1.2
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Eugen Senaj
Blau
Popularity: 0.2
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František Papp
Popularity: 0.2

Key Crew

Director Ján Kadár, Elmar Klos
Screenplay Ladislav Grosman, Elmar Klos, Ján Kadár
Executive Producer Karel Feix
Editor Jaromír Janáček

Production

Filmové studio Barrandov
XC

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Keywords

nazi holocaust (shoah) shopkeeper

Reviews from TMDB

griggs79 9/10
Jun 25, 2025

Catastrophe sprouts from tiny choices in Slovak New Wave gem _The Shop on Main Street_. In 1942 a mild carpenter becomes “Aryan controller” of a Jewish widow’s button shop. He tries to stay decent; the regime leans harder. Ida Kaminska lends the widow wary warmth, every twitch caught by the le ... Read more

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Details
Release Date June 24, 1965
Runtime 2h 8m
Revenue $1,450,000
Language SK
Status Released
Popularity 0.3
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