The Shop on Main Street (1965)

An inept Czech peasant is torn between greed and guilt when the corrupt, Nazi-backed bosses of his small town appoint him 'Aryan controller' of an old Jewish widow's button shop in this drama that earned an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.

Director: Martin Holly
Cast: Jozef Kroner, Adam Matejka, Alojz Kramar, Eugen Senaj, Frantisek Papp, Frantisek Zvarík, Hana Slivková, Ida Kaminska, Martin Gregor, Mikulas Ladizinsky
Runtime: 02h 07m
Type: Movie

The Shop on Main Street (1965)

An inept Czech peasant is torn between greed and guilt when the corrupt, Nazi-backed bosses of his small town appoint him 'Aryan controller' of an old Jewish widow's button shop in this drama that earned an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.

Director: Martin Holly
Cast: Jozef Kroner, Adam Matejka, Alojz Kramar, Eugen Senaj, Frantisek Papp, Frantisek Zvarík, Hana Slivková, Ida Kaminska, Martin Gregor, Mikulas Ladizinsky
Runtime: 02h 07m
Type: Movie
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