Summary 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 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 Yemenite Jews to Israel the year after the state was formed - is forced to move to a government settlement camp. The patriarch of the family, portrayed by Chaim Topol, tries to make money and get better housing, in a country that can barely provide for its own and is in the midst absorbing hundreds of thousands of Jewish refugees from Arab countries. View more details
Directed : Ephraim Kishon
Written : Ephraim Kishon
Stars : Topol Gila Almagor Geula Nuni Albert Cohen
Genres : Comedy Drama
Release date : Jun 1, 1964
Countries of origin : Israel
Language : English Arabic Hebrew
Filming locations : HaKfar HaYarok, Israel
Production companies : Sallah Company Sallah Ltd.
Summary 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 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 Yemenite Jews to Israel the year after the state was formed - is forced to move to a government settlement camp. The patriarch of the family, portrayed by Chaim Topol, tries to make money and get better housing, in a country that can barely provide for its own and is in the midst absorbing hundreds of thousands of Jewish refugees from Arab countries. View more details
Genres : Comedy Drama
Release date : Jun 1, 1964
Countries of origin : Israel
Language : English Arabic Hebrew
Filming locations : HaKfar HaYarok, Israel
Production companies : Sallah Company Sallah Ltd.
