

MOVIE
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.
ERA & CONTEXT
The Shop on Main Street in its release era
Released in 1965, The Shop on Main Street sits inside the 1960s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1965-06-24
- TMDB score
- 7.1/10
- Original language
- SK
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Czechoslovakia
- Studio
- Filmové studio Barrandov
People behind the title
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