Czechoslovakia,
1965, 128 min
(Alternative: 123 min)
Cinematography:
Vladimír NovotnýComposer:
Zdeněk LiškaCast:
Ida Kamińska, Jozef Kroner, František Zvarík, Hana Slivková, Martin Hollý st., Elena Zvaríková-Pappová, Martin Gregor, Adam Matejka, Mikuláš Ladižinský (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
An inept Czech peasant is torn between greed and guilt when the Nazi-backed bosses of his town appoint him "Aryan controller" of an old Jewish widow's button shop. Humor and tragedy fuse in this scathing exploration of one cowardly man's complicity in the horrors of a totalitarian regime. (official distributor synopsis)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1967 - Ida Kamińska (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
- 1966 - Elmar Klos, Ján Kadár (Best Foreign Language Film)
Golden Globes
- 1967 - Ida Kamińska (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1966 - Best Foreign Language Film
- 1966 - Elmar Klos, Ján Kadár (Best Director)
Cannes Film Festival
- 1965 - Elmar Klos, Ján Kadár (Grand Prize)