Kazablan (1973)
An adaptation of a popular Israeli stage musical. Kazablan is an army veteran turned gang leader in the Israeli port of Jaffa who masks his feelings of bitterness with a lot of bravado. He's sweet on Rachel, a young woman who lives with her father and stepmother. The budding relationship scandalizes the neighbors (not to mention Rachel's parents) and infuriates Yanush, a middle-aged shoe store owner who wants Rachel for himself. (Yanush feels he's entitled to marry Rachel since they're both Ashkenazi Jews of Eastern European origins, whereas Kazablan is a Sephardic Jew from Morocco.) The neighborhood has something else to worry about besides the antics of Kazablan and his gang: the city wants to tear down their crumbling homes. The residents pool their resources to save their houses, but the money that's collected is stolen. When he's jailed for the theft, Kazablan must find a way to clear himself.
Director: Menahem Golan
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Yehoram Gaon as Kazablan |
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Efrat Lavie as Rachel |
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Arieh Elias as Moshiko |
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Etti Grotes as Maryuma |
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Gita Luka as |
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Yehuda Efroni as |
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Abraham Ronai as |
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Chaim Banai as |
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Aliza Azikri as Charlotta |
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Yossi Graber as Yanush |
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Misha Asherov as Josh |
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Ya'ackov Ben-Sira as Mr. Spiegel |
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Gabi Ohad as Mrs. Spiegel |
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Chaim Banai as Shimon Shimon |
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Geula Yeffet as |
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Yaacov Timan as |
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Miriam Oleinik as |
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Zvi Borodo as |
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Madeline Rahmimov as |
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Victor Atar as |
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Moshe Hillel as |
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Mutzi Aviv as |
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Nurit Amir as |
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Aryeh Moskona as |
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Gabi Shoshan as |
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Amos Tal-Shir as |
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Menahem Einy as |
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Shmuel Livneh as |
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Zeev Malichi as |
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Liz Braun as |
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Shimon Braun as |
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David Dvir as |
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Rahamim Ron as |
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Shlomo Rozmarin as |
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Shlomo Vishinsky as |
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Margalit Zan'ani as |
| Writing | Menahem Golan | Writer |
| Directing | Menahem Golan | Director |
| Writing | Yigal Mosenzon | Writer |
| Writing | Joel Silberg | Writer |
| Camera | David Gurfinkel | Director of Photography |
| Art | Shlomo Zafrir | Art Direction |
| Sound | Dov Seltzer | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Yoram Globus | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Dov Hoenig | Editor |
| Production | Menahem Golan | Producer |
| Writing | Haim Heffer | Writer |