The Shop on Main Street

1965 film by Ján Kadár, Elmar Klos
Movie film Q595196
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The Shop on Main Street

Summary

The Shop on Main Street is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (255 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Shop on Main Street received the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[3].
  • The Shop on Main Street received the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Language Film[4].
  • The Shop on Main Street received the Targa d'Oro[5].
  • The Shop on Main Street's instance of is recorded as film[6].
  • The Shop on Main Street was directed by Ján Kadár[7].
  • The Shop on Main Street was directed by Elmar Klos[8].
  • Ján Kadár wrote the screenplay for The Shop on Main Street[9].
  • Ladislav Grosman wrote the screenplay for The Shop on Main Street[10].
  • Elmar Klos wrote the screenplay for The Shop on Main Street[11].
  • The Shop on Main Street's composer is recorded as Zdeněk Liška[12].
  • The Shop on Main Street's genre is drama film[13].
  • The Shop on Main Street's genre is war film[14].
  • A cast member of The Shop on Main Street was Ida Kamińska[15].
  • A cast member of The Shop on Main Street was Jozef Kroner[16].
  • A cast member of The Shop on Main Street was František Zvarík[17].
  • A cast member of The Shop on Main Street was Martin Hollý[18].
  • A cast member of The Shop on Main Street was Adam Matejka[19].
  • A cast member of The Shop on Main Street was Alojz Kramár[20].
  • A cast member of The Shop on Main Street was Mikuláš Ladižinský[21].
  • A cast member of The Shop on Main Street was Martin Gregor[22].
  • A cast member of The Shop on Main Street was Juraj Herz[23].
  • A cast member of The Shop on Main Street was Hana Slivková[24].
  • A cast member of The Shop on Main Street was Ladislav Farkaš[25].
  • A cast member of The Shop on Main Street was Jozef Strazan[26].
  • A cast member of The Shop on Main Street was Václav Podhorský[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Directors include Ján Kadár[7] and Elmar Klos[8]. Screenwriters include Ján Kadár[9], Ladislav Grosman[10], and Elmar Klos[11]. Cast members include Ida Kamińska[15], Jozef Kroner[16], František Zvarík[17], Martin Hollý[18], Adam Matejka[19], and Alojz Kramár[20].

Publication

Publication dates include October 8, 1965[28], January 24, 1966[29], and May 20, 1965[30]. Original languages include Slovak[31] and Yiddish[32]. Genres include drama film[13] and war film[14]. The Shop on Main Street was distributed by video on demand[33].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include World War II[34] and The Holocaust[35].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[3], an award for best film[36], in United States[37], founded in 1957[38]; New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Language Film[4], a class of award[39], in United States[40]; and Targa d'Oro[5], a film award[41], in Italy[42], founded in 1956[43]. Reviews include 8.9/10[44] and 100%[45].

Why It Matters

The Shop on Main Street ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (255 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

FAQs

What awards did The Shop on Main Street receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[3], New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Language Film[4], and Targa d'Oro[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [4] . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . wikidata.org.
  29. [44] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [45] . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [30] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  34. [34] . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Production designer František Straka, Karel Škvor
    Publication date +1965-10-08T00:00:00Z, +1966-01-24T00:00:00Z, +1965-05-20T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Ján Kadár, Ladislav Grosman, Elmar Klos
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+128'}
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