Sallah Shabati

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Sallah Shabati is a classic 1964 Israeli satirical film, starring Chaim Topol, that humorously critiques the challenges faced by new immigrants in early Israeli society.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Israeli film
comedy film
film
satirical film
academyAwardsYear 37th Academy Awards NERFINISHED
adaptedFromWorkBy Ephraim Kishon NERFINISHED
awardReceived Golden Globe 1965 NERFINISHED
Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film NERFINISHED
basedOn Sallah Shabati (stage play) NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Yaakov Kallach NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Israel NERFINISHED
director Ephraim Kishon NERFINISHED
distributor Geva Films NERFINISHED
editedBy Yosef Grunfeld NERFINISHED
featuresCharacter Sallah Shabati NERFINISHED
Sallah's children
Sallah's wife
filmingLocation Israel NERFINISHED
genre comedy
satire
social satire
hasCulturalImpactOn Israeli cinema
Israeli popular culture
hasTitleInLanguage סאלח שבתי NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Sallah Shabati NERFINISHED
mainTheme bureaucracy
integration of new immigrants in Israel
social inequality
musicBy Nachum Heiman NERFINISHED
narrativeLocation Israeli maabara (transit camp)
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film NERFINISHED
notableFor being one of the first Israeli films to gain international recognition
launching Chaim Topol's international career NERFINISHED
originalLanguage Hebrew
portrays Mizrahi Jewish immigrant experience
transit camps in Israel
producer Menahem Golan NERFINISHED
productionCompany Geva Films NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1964-02-02
releaseYear 1964
runningTime 110 minutes
screenwriter Ephraim Kishon NERFINISHED
setInPeriod early years of the State of Israel
starring Arik Einstein NERFINISHED
Chaim Topol NERFINISHED
Esther Greenberg NERFINISHED
Shraga Friedman NERFINISHED
Zaharira Harifai NERFINISHED
titleLanguage Hebrew
writer Ephraim Kishon NERFINISHED

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Chaim Topol notableWork Sallah Shabati
Chaim Topol characterPortrayed Sallah Shabati