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Te'alat Blaumilch (1969)

95 min  -  Comedy
6.9
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A slapstick comedy lampooning bureaucracy and the madness of everyday life in Israel centers on an escaped lunatic who digs up the streets of Tel-Aviv with a drill.

Director:

Ephraim Kishon

Writer:

Ephraim Kishon (play)
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Cast

Credited cast:
Bomba Tzur Bomba Tzur ...
Blaumilch
Nissim Azikri Nissim Azikri ...
Yehezkel Ziegler
Shraga Friedman Shraga Friedman ...
Dr. Avigdor Kooiybishevsky
Avner Hizkiyahu Avner Hizkiyahu ...
Menahem Ze'ev Zuckerman
Oded Teomi Oded Teomi ...
Dentist
Rina Ganor Rina Ganor ...
Seine Frau
Zaharira Harifai Zaharira Harifai ...
Fürsorgerin
Miriam Gavrieli Miriam Gavrieli ...
Deborah Zuckerman
Aviva Paz Aviva Paz ...
Secretary
Gideon Singer Gideon Singer ...
Police Chief Akiva Levkowicz
Mosko Alkalai Mosko Alkalai ...
Zelig Schultheiss
Albert Cohen Albert Cohen ...
Dr. Gilad
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gabi Amrani Gabi Amrani ...
Police Officer
Yona Atlas Yona Atlas
Reuven Bar-Yotam Reuven Bar-Yotam ...
Foreman
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Storyline

A madman escapes from the asylum in Tel-Aviv, and starts digging a canal right in the middle of one of the main streets. Due to the bureaucratic mess in the city administration, not only does nobody try to stop him, he actually receives the help of the police, the city engineer, etc. The one city clerk who finds out what is really going on is, of course, declared insane... Written by Yuval Kfir <yuval@valor.com>  

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Israel | Satire | Jewish | Based On Play

Genres:

Comedy

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Country:

Israel | USA | West Germany

Language:

Hebrew | German

Also Known As:

Blaumilch Canal See more »

Filming Locations:

Tel Aviv, Israel

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | West Germany:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)
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Trivia

Filmed mostly in a studio mock-up of a central junction in Tel Aviv, Israel, including one of the city's most famous movie theaters - Mougraby. See more »

Crazy Credits

In the first credit sequence:
"The plot and characters in this film are totally fictional.
We Hope..." See more »

Connections

Featured in A History of Israeli Cinema (2009) See more »

Soundtracks

"Balada La-Ish Ha-Pashut"
Composed by Noam Sheriff
Performed by Edna Goren See more »