The Shop on Main Street (1965)
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.
Directors:
Ján Kadár, Elmar Klos.
Writers:
Ladislav Grosman, Ján Kadár, Elmar Klos.
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Ida Kamińska as Rozalia Lautmannová |
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Jozef Kroner as Antonin 'Tono' Brtko |
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František Zvarík as Markus Kolkocký |
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Hana Slivková as Evelyna Brtková |
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Martin Hollý as Imro Kuchár |
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Elena Zvaríková-Pappová as Ruzena Kolkocká |
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Martin Gregor as Jozef Katz |
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Adam Matejka as Piti Báci |
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Mikuláš Ladižinský as Marian Peter |
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Alojz Kramár as Balko |
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Eugen Senaj as Blau |
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František Papp as |
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Gita Mišurová as |
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Lujza Grossová as |
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J. Mittelmann as |
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Tibor Vadaš as Tobacconist |
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František Bujdák as |
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Andrej Šilan as |
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Anton Baláž as |
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Martin Hajný as |
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Štefan Petrák as |
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V. Sedláková as |
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Ladislav Farkaš as |
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Elena Šoltésová as |
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Jozef Hatok as |
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Milan Drotár as |
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Július Piussi as |
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Jozef Stražan as |
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Oldřich Kratochvíl as |
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F. Vychodil as |
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Juraj Herz as Jewish Man |
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Ladislav Fecko as |
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Ivan Palúch as |
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Stanislav Kubiš as |
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Václav Podhorský as |
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Zdeněk Skalický as |
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Štefan Servátka as |
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Jozef Príhoda as |
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Pavol Simko as |
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Ján Mišura as |
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Ján Pelech as |
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Viliam Záborský as Imro Kuchár (voice) |
| Directing | Ján Kadár | Director |
| Directing | Elmar Klos | Director |
| Writing | Ladislav Grosman | Screenplay |
| Directing | René Mattes | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Tomáš Škrdlant | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Zdena Pavlátová | Script |
| Writing | Ladislav Grosman | Novel |
| Writing | Ján Kadár | Screenplay |
| Writing | Elmar Klos | Screenplay |
| Camera | Miloš Petrolín | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Jiří Zavřel | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Jan Kňákal | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Václav Kozel | Set Decoration |
| Art | Václav Zavřel | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marie Rosenfelderová | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ludmila Kaválková | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rudolf Hammer | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Volšičková | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jiří Budín | Makeup & Hair |
| Sound | Dobroslav Šrámek | Sound |
| Production | Ladislav Hanuš | Production Manager |
| Production | Jaroslav Prokop | Line Producer |
| Production | Jaromír Lukáš | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Jordan Balurov | Assistant Production Manager |
| Camera | Jana Štroblová | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | Jiří Stach | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Štěpán Koníček | Conductor |
| Writing | Miloš Brož | Creative Producer |
| Production | Karel Feix | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Jiří Kučera | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Drahoslav Kapička | Still Photographer |
| Editing | Diana Heringová | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Zdeněk Liška | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Vladimír Novotný | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jaromír Janáček | Editor |
| Art | Karel Škvor | Production Design |
| Art | František Straka | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Juraj Herz | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Jaromír Lukáš | Assistant Production Manager |