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Ján Kadár

Ján Kadár

1918-04-01
61
Budapest, Austria – Hungary (now Budapest, Hungary)

Ján Kadár (1 April 1918 – 1 June 1979) was a Czechoslovak filmmaker.

Budapest, Austria – Hungary (now Budapest, Hungary)

Ján Kadár (1 April 1918 – 1 June 1979) was a Czechoslovak filmmaker.

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The Shop on Main Street 1965 (7)

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.
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Death Is Called Engelchen 1963 (6)

Pavel is a Czech partisan fighter in the waning days of the war. Just as peace is declared, Pavel is shot in the spine and sent to the hospital emergency ward. As he fades in and out of consciousness, he recalls the events that led to his participation in the underground. Holding German occupation commander Engelchen responsible for all the horrors and deprivations heaped upon his comrades, Pavel is kept alive by the possibility of recovering and exacting vengeance upon the Nazi officer - no matter how long it takes.
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Hudba z Marsu 1955 (5.9)

The employees of the furniture company MARS welcome a rare visitor with hired music. Their boast that they would put together an orchestra is taken seriously, so they receive a small gift - musical instruments for thirty musicians.