Salleh Shabaty
סאלח שבתי
Sallah Shabati, a Yemenite Jew, is flown to Israel with his family during "Operation Magic Carpet," a clandestine operation that relocated Jews from Yemen after the state of Israel was formed. After their arrival, they are brought to live in a a broken down, one room shack inside a ma'...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Language Notes: | In Hebrew with English subtitles. |
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[Israel?] :
[Sallah Company],
[1964]
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Films on Demand) |
| Summary: | Sallah Shabati, a Yemenite Jew, is flown to Israel with his family during "Operation Magic Carpet," a clandestine operation that relocated Jews from Yemen after the state of Israel was formed. After their arrival, they are brought to live in a a broken down, one room shack inside a ma'abara, or transit camp in Haifa. Shabati attempts to make enough money to purchase adequate housing by embarking on money-making schemes that are comical and frequently satirize the political and social stereotypes in Israel of the time. He learns the hard way that Israeli bureaucracy could keep his family out of a permanent home for years -- and he vows to fight it...his way. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 1964. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr., 47 min., 21 sec)) : sound, black and white |
| Awards: | Winner, Golden Globes, 1965 (Best Foreign Language Film, Most Promising Newcomer (Topol)). |
| Production Credits: | Director and screenwriter, Ephraim Kishon ; producer, Menaheim Golan ; cinematographer, Floyd Crosby. |