The Big Dig (1969)
Te'alat Blaumilch (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 35min
- Comedy
- 1969 (Israel)
- Movie
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.
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Awards:
- 1 win & 2 nominations.
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Cast
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Blaumilch
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| Nissim Azikri | ... |
Yehezkel Ziegler
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Shraga Friedman | ... |
Dr. Avigdor Kooiybishevsky
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| Avner Hizkiyahu | ... |
Menahem Ze'ev Zuckerman
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| Oded Teomi | ... |
Dentist
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| Rina Ganor | ... |
Seine Frau
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| Zaharira Harifai | ... |
Fürsorgerin
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| Miriam Gavrieli | ... |
Deborah Zuckerman
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Abraham Ronai | ... |
Mr. Kosla, Asst. to the mayor
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| Mosko Alkalai | ... |
Zelig Schultheiss
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| Aviva Paz | ... |
Secretary
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Nathan Wolfovich | ... |
Mayor
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| Gideon Singer | ... |
Police Chief Akiva Levkowicz
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| Esther Greenberg | ... |
Mrs. Kalaniot
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| Albert Cohen | ... |
Dr. Gilad
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| Gabi Amrani | ... |
Police Officer
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Yona Atlas |
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| Zisha Gold |
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Zalman Hirschfeld |
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Aliza Yitzhaki |
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| Yehuda Efroni |
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| Reuven Shefer |
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| Shlomo Vishinsky |
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Amnon Meskin |
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Hanoch Chazon |
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Arieh Itzhak | ... |
(as Arieh Itzhaki)
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Sami Shmueli | ... |
(as Sami Shmuel)
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| Oshik Levi |
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| Tsippi Shavit | ... |
Operator in Tel-Aviv City hall
(as Tzipi Shavit)
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| Elisheva Michaeli | ... |
Dvora
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| Rivka Michaeli | ... |
Cleaning woman
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| Uri Zohar | ... |
Orchestra Conductor
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| Reuven Bar-Yotam | ... |
Foreman
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| Shaike Ophir | ... |
Police Officer
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| Ephraim Kishon | ... |
Driver (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Ephraim Kishon | ||
Written by
| Ephraim Kishon | ... | (play and screenplay) |
Produced by
| Roni Ya'ackov | ... | producer |
Music by
| Noam Sheriff | ||
Cinematography by
| Manny Wynn | ||
Editing by
| Peter Musgrave | ||
Editorial Department
| Avi Lifshitz | ... | assistant editor |
| Ethi Sharf | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Karl Schneider | ||
Costume Design by
| Rodika Alkalai | ||
Makeup Department
| Danny Kolish | ... | makeup artist |
| Selon Vetori | ... | hair stylist |
| Amira Weinshtein | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Yosef Hausdorf | ... | production manager (as Joseph Hausdorff) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Eva Avner | ... | assistant director |
| Shemi | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Danny Perlman | ... | property master |
Sound Department
| Yoram Pudgor | ... | assistant recordist |
| Sid Squires | ... | sound |
| Doug E. Turner | ... | re-recording mixer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Francesco Batteir | ... | electrician |
| Itzik Ben-Aroya | ... | grip |
| Shim'on Der'ee | ... | focus puller |
| David Gurfinkel | ... | camera operator |
| Menashe Hova | ... | clapper loader |
| David Kordova | ... | key grip |
| Avraham Leibman | ... | gaffer |
Script and Continuity Department
| Janet Naa | ... | script supervisor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (ARD) (1969) (West Germany) (tv)
- Atlas Video (West Germany) (VHS)
- National Center for Jewish Film (NCJF) (1970) (United States) (VHS) (subtitled)
- SP Vision (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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 |
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Did You Know?
| 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 » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in A History of Israeli Cinema (2009). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Balada La-Ish Ha-Pashut See more » |
| Crazy Credits | In the first credit sequence: "The plot and characters in this film are totally fictional. We Hope..." See more » |