Sallah
Sallah ★★★ 1963
A North African Jew takes his family to Israel in 1949 in hopes of making his fortune. He finds himself in a transit camp and runs up against the local bureaucracy in a quest for permanent housing as well as the European work ethic. Amusing and enjoyable satire. In Hebrew with English subtitles. 105m/B VHS, DVD . IS Chaim Topol, Geula Noni, Gila Almagor, Arik Einstein, Shraga Friedman, Esther Greenberg; D: Ephraim Kishon; C: Floyd Crosby. Golden Globes '65: Foreign Film.
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