The Shop on Main Street

Name: The Shop on Main Street
Director: Elmar Klos, Ján Kadár
Released: 1965
Duration: 128 min
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Ida Kaminska, Jozef Kroner, Frantisek Zvarík, Hana Slivková, Martin Hollý

1965 · 128 MIN · IMDB 8.2 · 10,079 VOTES · DIR. Elmar Klos, Ján Kadár

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,438 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:53 After Hitler occupied Czechoslovakia and declared

00:08:53 You know what I mean.

00:14:11 Forgive this mess - I'll clean it up right away.

00:17:58 Stop showing off!

00:21:40 I'm not in the habit to owe anything, understand?

00:26:12 I saw a white butterfly in my dream.

00:31:59 The Jewish shops are all gone! That's the law.

00:35:40 a bone sucked dry and cleaned before!

00:38:33 Andrew took over Weinstein's saw-mill who still works there.

00:42:51 Mrs. Lautmann... we have to open the shop!

00:47:05 Essenc! What are you doing here?

00:51:53 Citizens, hear this public announcement:

00:55:22 We have that saying too.

01:02:16 They started with that Tower of Babel - and here we are!

01:05:50 Mr. Brtko happens to be a very good man...

01:11:51 Let go! Over... over... over... Enough! Enough! Halt!

01:15:34 They met in the church yard. - But no one knows anything!

01:19:08 We have to hope that our dear Lord will send you

01:25:10 now we'll put him into a nice little cage

01:29:25 You don't understand! No one chased me away.

01:34:35 Step up and have your luggage weighed!

01:40:36 Be quiet and sit on your chair! Quiet! Shut up!

01:48:09 What, what?

01:56:24 Essenc!

Cast & Characters

Ida Kaminska Rozalia Lautmannová Jozef Kroner Tono Brtko Frantisek Zvarík Markus Kolkocký Hana Slivková Evelyna Brtková Martin Hollý Imro Kuchar Elena Zvaríková Ruzena Kolkocká Martin Gregor Jozef Katz Adam Matejka Piti Báci Mikulás Ladizinský Marian Peter Alojz Kramar Balko

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,438

Dialogue density11.2 lines / min

First line00:02:53

Final line01:56:24

Production Record

DirectorElmar Klos, Ján Kadár

LanguageSK

Revenue$1,450,000

IMDb votes10,079