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  • Sallah Shabati (1964)
  • Not Rated
    110 min | Comedy, Drama
Sallah Shabati (1964)
Not Rated
110 min | Comedy, Drama

The sharp, often hilarious satire that became the most successful film in Israeli history (until that time) is about new immigrants Sallah and his family, who are left in a shack near their promised apartment and are abandoned for months. ...See moreThe sharp, often hilarious satire that became the most successful film in Israeli history (until that time) is about new immigrants Sallah and his family, who are left in a shack near their promised apartment and are abandoned for months. A Yemenite Jewish family that was flown to Israel during "Operation Magic Carpet" - a clandestine operation that flew 49,000 Yemenite Jews to Israel the year after the state was formed - is forced to move to a government settlement camp. The patriarch of the family, portrayed by Chaim Topol, tries to make money and get better housing, in a country that can barely provide for its own and is in the midst absorbing hundreds of thousands of Jewish refugees from Arab countries. Written by Fiona Kelleghan See less
Director
Writer
Ephraim Kishon (screenplay) (story)
Producer
Composer
Cinematographers
Editors
Roberto Cinquini | Jacques Ehrlich (as Jacques Erlich) | Danny Shick
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Updated Jun 2, 1964

Release date
Mar 10, 1965 (United States)

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25 cast members
Name Known for
Topol
Sallah Shabati (as Haym Topol) Sallah Shabati (as Haym Topol)   See fewer
Geula Nuni
Habbubah Shabati (as Geula Noni) Habbubah Shabati (as Geula Noni)   See fewer
Gila Almagor
Bathsheva Sosialit Bathsheva Sosialit   See fewer
Shaike Levi
Shimon Shabati Shimon Shabati   See fewer
Nathan Meisler
Mr. Goldstein Mr. Goldstein   See fewer
Esther Greenberg
Sallah's wife Sallah's wife   See fewer
Mordecai Arnon
Mordecai Mordecai   See fewer
Yehuda Fox
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Hanna Raviv
Actress Actress   See fewer
Hinna Rozovska
Actress Actress   See fewer
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