VHS format. "VHS 60314" Based on the novel "Obchod na korze" by Ladislas Grosman. Czech with English subtitles. Videocassette release of the 1965 motion picture by Barrandov Studio. 1965 Academy Award Winner, Best foreign language film. Josef Kroner, Ida Kaminska, Hana Slivkova.
Summary:
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.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)11363298 (OCoLC)18406088
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
O3AX572 -- Cornell College - Russell D. Cole Library (Mount Vernon)
RXPC135 -- Rockwell City Public Library (Rockwell City)
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