Ha-Shoter Azulai (The Policeman) (1971)
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(166 ratings)
This Israeli film is a good-hearted, gentle, bittersweet comedy about a policeman and his friends. Azulai (Shaike Ophir) is beloved by everyone who knows him -- his police colleagues and the criminals on his beat. He is also completely ineffectual at law enforcement. However, he has a dazzling… More This Israeli film is a good-hearted, gentle, bittersweet comedy about a policeman and his friends. Azulai (Shaike Ophir) is beloved by everyone who knows him -- his police colleagues and the criminals on his beat. He is also completely ineffectual at law enforcement. However, he has a dazzling command of biblical authorities, which comes in useful when dealing with religious conflicts. Because he was born in Morocco, he speaks French, which comes in handy when a group of Parisian police come visiting. It's not enough. He has been on the force for 20 years, and his contract is up for renewal. His police superiors cannot bring themselves to keep him on, despite their love of him. The gang of robbers who live in his district also love him, and are also afraid that a more competent policeman will replace him. They arrange for Azulai to catch them red-handed in a nefarious crime, which takes a lot of doing, as Azulai keeps missing the obvious clues they dangle in front of him. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ephraim Kishon
- Written By
- Ephraim Kishon
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
Unrated,
- Studio
- Cinema 5 Distributing
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Cast
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Shaike Ophir
as Azulai The Cop
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Avner Hizkiyahu
as Capt. Lefkowitch
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Itzik Rachamimov
as Sgt. Bejerano
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Zaharira Harifai
as Betty
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Nitza Shaul
as Mimi Prostitute
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Joseph Shiloach
as Amar Gang Leader
- Aireh Itzhak
- Ephraim Stan
- Gabi Amrani
- Yaakov Banai
- Itzko Rachamimov
