Overview
Sallah Shabati, the patriarch of a big family recently arrived to Israel from Yemen, tries to make money and get better housing, in a country that can barely provide for its own and is in the midst of absorbing hundreds of thousands of Jewish refugees from Arab countries.
Fun facts
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Nominations
2 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best International Feature Film (1965)
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Music
Music by Yohanan Zarai
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Floyd Crosby
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Ephraim KishonWriter
- Original title
- סאלח שבתי
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- June 2, 1964
- Original language
- Hebrew
- Countries
- Israel
Production
Cast
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