The Big Dig (1969)
A slapstick comedy lampooning bureaucracy and the madness of everyday life in Israel centers on an escaped lunatic who digs up the streets of Tel-Aviv with a drill
Director:
Ephraim Kishon
Writer:
Ephraim Kishon
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Bomba Tzur as Blaumilch |
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Nissim Azikri as Yehezkel Ziegler |
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Shraga Friedman as Dr. Avigdor Kooiybishevsky |
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Avner Hizkiyahu as Menahem Ze'ev Zuckerman |
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Shaike Ophir as Police Officer |
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Oded Teomi as Dentist |
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Albert Cohen as Dr. Gilad |
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Gideon Singer as Police Chief Akiva Levkowicz |
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Uri Zohar as Orchestra Conductor |
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Ephraim Kishon as Driver |
| Directing | Ephraim Kishon | Director |
| Crew | Manny Wynn | Cinematography |
| Sound | Noam Sheriff | Music |
| Writing | Ephraim Kishon | Writer |
| Writing | Ephraim Kishon | Screenplay |
| Production | Roni Ya'ackov | Producer |
| Editing | Peter Musgrave | Editor |