The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street
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1965
2h 8m
7.1(218 votes)
Drama
War

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.

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Cast & Crew

42 members
Acting

Ida Kamińska

Rozalia Lautmannová

Ida Kamińska
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Jozef Kroner

Antonin 'Tono' Brtko

Jozef Kroner
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František Zvarík

Markus Kolkocký

František Zvarík
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Hana Slivková

Evelyna Brtková

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Martin Hollý

Imro Kuchár

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Elena Zvaríková-Pappová

Ruzena Kolkocká

Elena Zvaríková-Pappová
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Martin Gregor

Jozef Katz

Martin Gregor
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Adam Matejka

Piti Báci

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Mikuláš Ladižinský

Marian Peter

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Alojz Kramár

Balko

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Eugen Senaj

Blau

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František Papp

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Gita Mišurová

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Lujza Grossová

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J. Mittelmann

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Tibor Vadaš

Tobacconist

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František Bujdák

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Andrej Šilan

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Anton Baláž

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Martin Hajný

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Štefan Petrák

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V. Sedláková

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Ladislav Farkaš

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Elena Šoltésová

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Jozef Hatok

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Milan Drotár

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Július Piussi

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Jozef Stražan

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Jozef Stražan
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Oldřich Kratochvíl

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F. Vychodil

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Juraj Herz

Jewish Man

Juraj Herz
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Ladislav Fecko

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Ivan Palúch

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Ivan Palúch
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Stanislav Kubiš

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Václav Podhorský

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Zdeněk Skalický

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Štefan Servátka

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Jozef Príhoda

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Pavol Simko

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Ján Mišura

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Ján Pelech

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Viliam Záborský

Imro Kuchár (voice)

Viliam Záborský

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