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Sallah

Original title: Sallah Shabati
  • 1964
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
1.1K
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Sallah (1964)
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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 ... Read allThe 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 t... Read allThe 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 Yemeni... Read all

  • Director
    • Ephraim Kishon
  • Writer
    • Ephraim Kishon
  • Stars
    • Topol
    • Geula Nuni
    • Gila Almagor
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    1.1K
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    • Director
      • Ephraim Kishon
    • Writer
      • Ephraim Kishon
    • Stars
      • Topol
      • Geula Nuni
      • Gila Almagor
    • 8User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 4 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Esther Greenberg, Shaike Levi, Geula Nuni, and Topol in Sallah (1964)
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    Topol
    Topol
    • Sallah Shabati
    • (as Haym Topol)
    Geula Nuni
    Geula Nuni
    • Habbubah Shabati
    • (as Geula Noni)
    Gila Almagor
    Gila Almagor
    • Bathsheva Sosialit
    Albert Cohen
    Albert Cohen
    Shraga Friedman
    • Neuman
    Zaharira Harifai
    Zaharira Harifai
    • Frieda
    Shaike Levi
    Shaike Levi
    • Shimon Shabati
    Nathan Meisler
    • Mr. Goldstein
    Esther Greenberg
    Esther Greenberg
    • Sallah's wife
    Mordecai Arnon
    Mordecai Arnon
    • Mordecai
    Ya'ackov Banai
    Ya'ackov Banai
    Ya'ackov Ben-Sira
    Ya'ackov Ben-Sira
    Ya'ackov Bodo
    Ya'ackov Bodo
    Mike Burstyn
    Mike Burstyn
    Arik Einstein
    Arik Einstein
    • Ziggi
    Yehuda Fox
    Joseph Levi
    Haim Polani
    • Director
      • Ephraim Kishon
    • Writer
      • Ephraim Kishon
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    • Trivia
      Winner of 1965 Golden Globe Award as Best Foreign Language film.
    • Connections
      Featured in A History of Israeli Cinema (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Mashi'ach Ha-Zaken
      Lyrics by Uriel Ofek

      Music by Yohanan Zaray

      Performed by Topol (as Haim Topol)

    User reviews8

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    10/10
    a wonderfully entertaining look on Israel of the old days
    In many ways, not only cinematically, Shabati is a master piece. With endless subtlety and style, Kishon (writer and director, one of Israel's all-time best creative artists in his debut film) brings the story of Salleh Shabati, a Yemenite immigrant to Israel in the first years since it's foundation. Shabati and his big family find themselves in a torn and yet un-structured society, trying in all sorts of ways to get the government - representatives of which being ignorant (if not racist), hard-headed, and at times corrupt, to move them from the "Ma'abara" (refugee camp) to a permanent housing. Shabati may appear, at first, to be a simple illiterate immigrant, but his simple and straightforward wisdom reveal the deepest-most hardships the new society of Israel is being challenged to face. Racism, cultural exclusion, poverty. Eventually, though, love triumphs. Fantastic acting by all actors involved, especially Topol with a magnificent once-in-a-life-time performance, plus sharp, accurate writing by Kishon, make this film a joy to watch. The history and sociology lesson are there if you want them, but Shabati is, before anything else, simply a brilliant film.
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    • Sep 28, 2009

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    • Release date
      • March 10, 1965 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Israel
    • Languages
      • Hebrew
      • English
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • Sallah - oder: Tausche Tochter gegen Wohnung
    • Filming locations
      • HaKfar HaYarok, Israel
    • Production companies
      • Sallah Company
      • Sallah Ltd.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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