Released:
1965-06-24

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.

Directors:
Ján Kadár, Elmar Klos

Runtime:
2h 8min

Genre:
Drama, War

• Cast:
• 
  Ida Kamińska
  as
  Rozalia Lautmannová
• 
  Jozef Kroner
  as
  Antonin 'Tono' Brtko
• 
  František Zvarík
  as
  Markus Kolkocký
• 
  Hana Slivková
  as
  Evelyna Brtková
• 
  Martin Hollý
  as
  Imro Kuchár