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Ephraim Kishon (writer)
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Release Date:
18 September 1974 (France) more
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A good-natured but incorrigible layabout becomes embroiled in a plot to rob the Israeli lottery, all the while indulging in his boundless zeal for mischief and romance. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Mosko Alkalai ... Zigler
Gila Almagor ... Ruti
Gabi Amrani ... Rahamim
Gavri Banai ... Musa
Yossi Banai ... Maurice (as Yosef Banai)
Ya'ackov Ben-Sira ... Hershkovic
Ya'ackov Bodo
Edna Fliedel ... Liz
Shraga Friedman ... Mr. Veinrib
Avner Hizkiyahu ... Yossi
Ephraim Kishon ... Motor Bike Commerical Director
Oshik Levi ... Policeman
Shaike Levi ... Friedrich
Gita Luka
Elisheva Michaeli ... Mrs. Veinrib
Shaike Ophir ... The Sergeant
Yisrael Poliakov ... Leon
Talia Shapira ... Steiner's secretary
Topol ... Ervinka (as Haim Topol)
Shlomo Vishinsky
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95 min
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4 out of 5 people found the following review useful.
Comic gem!, 18 February 2004
Author: Tyler_Durden87 from Haifa, Israel

Some of you may have heard of Kishon. You may have even read a book or two of his... Well, this guy is like Cocteau, he wrote books, plays, articles, scripts and he directed his them. Ervinka is actually a compilation of many stories centering on the character of Ervinka, a young bum who lives in Tel-Aviv and does one heck of a scrounging job that could make James Garner character in The Great Escape wish he'd have known some more about the profession. Ervinka hangs with his friends all day and makes his living by ripping of people. He then falls in love with Ruti, the cop, and in order to win her heart he gets in constant brawls with the law. Ervinka and his friend decide to rob the lottery house, and... bla bla bla... The plot here is so redundant that it's laughable. This movie is all about the dialogue and the acting... It's a fun movie to watch, and at times is funny in a level that brings tears to your eyes. For those of you who like the Israeli version of camp movies ("Burekas films") this is a must watch. This movie transforms the genre into a real form of art, with great use of camera, direction, acting and dialogue. Pure fun!

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