The Shop on Main Street

(214)

6/24/1965

2h 8min

Drama

War

Tagline

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.

Director

Ján Kadár

Director

Elmar Klos

Screenplay

Ladislav Grosman

Screenplay

Elmar Klos

Screenplay

Ján Kadár

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United States

Stream

Rent

Status
Released
Budget
-
Revenue
$1,450,000.00
Original Language
Deutsch
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griggs79 6/25/2025

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; th ...Show More