Description
| 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.
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| Item Description: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 1965.
Based on the novel by Ladislav Grosman.
Special features: new digital transfer; U.S. theatrical trailer; optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition.
Insert includes article written by Jan Kadar for the New York Herald Tribune, January 23, 1966. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (125 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert. |
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| Format: | DVD; Dolby mono. |
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| Audience: | MPAA rating: Not rated. |
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| Awards: | Academy Award, Best Foreign Film, 1965. |
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| Production Credits: | Music, Zdeněk Liška. |
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| ISBN: | 078002401X
9780780024014 |
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| Participant or Performer: | Josef Kroner, Ida Kaminska, Hana Slivkova. |
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| Language: | Czech/Slovak with optional English subtitles. |
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