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MOVIE

The Shop on Main Street

★ 7.1 1965 128 min DramaWar

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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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
Topicsnaziholocaust (shoah)world war iishopkeeper

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