| Other author/creator | Grosman, Ladislas, 1921-1981, screenwriter. |
| Other author/creator | Kroner, Josef, actor. |
| Other author/creator | Kadár, Ján director. |
| Other author/creator | Klos, Elmar, director. |
| Other author/creator | Kaminska, Ida, actor. |
| Other author/creator | Slivková, Hana. |
| Other author/creator | Filmové studio Barrandov. |
| Other author/creator | Československý filmový ústav. |
| Variant title |
Parallel title on container: Shop on Main Street |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 130
Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 130. ^A506835
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| Abstract |
In 1942, Tono and his wife are struggling because of his antipathy towards the fascist regime. His brother-in-law, the local fuehrer, chooses Tono to oversee a button shop owned by a sweet, harmless Jewish widow, Mrs. Lautman. Unable to explain his position to Mrs. Lautman, Tono gradually accepts her belief that he is her assistant. When the Jews are ordered deported, the well-meaning Tono decides to shield her from the Nazis. |
| General note | Based on the novel by Ladislas Grosman. |
| General note | Originally produced as a motion picture in 1965. |
| General note | Special features: new digital transfer; U.S. theatrical trailer; optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition. |
| Credits | Music, Zdenek Liska. |
| Cast |
Josef Kroner, Ida Kaminska, Hana Slivkova. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Language | Czech/Slovak with optional English subtitles. |
| ISBN | 078002401X |
| UPC |
037429156124 |
| Publisher number | SHO130 Criterion Collection |
