The Shop on Main Street (1965)

The Shop on Main Street (1965)

1965-09-09 Czechoslovakia 128 Min. PG-13
7.3 171 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

Ida Kamińska is Rozalia Lautmannová
Rozalia Lautmannová
Jozef Kroner is Antonin 'Tono' Brtko
Antonin 'Tono' Brtko
František Zvarík is Markus Kolkocký
Markus Kolkocký
Hana Slivková is Evelyna Brtková
Evelyna Brtková
Martin Hollý is Imro Kuchár
Imro Kuchár
Elena Zvaríková-Pappová is Ruzena Kolkocká
Martin Gregor is Jozef Katz
Jozef Katz
Adam Matejka is Piti Báci
Piti Báci