Sallah Shabati (1964)
With Chaim Topol, Arik Einstein, Gila Almagor, Zaharira Harifai, Geula Nuni, Albert Cohen, Shaike Levi
Directed by Ephraim Kishon
Sallah Shabati (Hebrew: סאלח שבתי) is a 1964 Israeli comedy film about the chaos of Israeli immigration and resettlement, as well as the issues Mizrahi Jews faced in the developing Israeli society. This social satire placed the director Ephraim Kishon and producer Menahem Golan among the first Israeli filmmakers to achieve international success. It also introduced to audiences to actor Chaim Topol, who would later achieve even greater recognition with the 1971 American period musical film Fiddler on the Roof.
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