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The Big Dig

Original title: Te'alat Blaumilch
  • 1969
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
746
YOUR RATING
The Big Dig (1969)
SatireComedy

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.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.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
  • Stars
    • Bomba Tzur
    • Nissim Azikri
    • Shraga Friedman
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    746
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ephraim Kishon
    • Writer
      • Ephraim Kishon
    • Stars
      • Bomba Tzur
      • Nissim Azikri
      • Shraga Friedman
    • 8User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Top Cast35

    Bomba Tzur
    Bomba Tzur
    • Blaumilch
    Nissim Azikri
    Nissim Azikri
    • Yehezkel Ziegler
    Shraga Friedman
    • Dr. Avigdor Kooiybishevsky
    Avner Hizkiyahu
    Avner Hizkiyahu
    • Menahem Ze'ev Zuckerman
    Oded Teomi
    Oded Teomi
    • Dentist
    Rina Ganor
    Rina Ganor
    • Seine Frau
    Zaharira Harifai
    Zaharira Harifai
    • Fürsorgerin
    Miriam Gavrieli
    Miriam Gavrieli
    • Deborah Zuckerman
    Abraham Ronai
    • Mr. Kosla, Asst. to the mayor
    Mosko Alkalai
    Mosko Alkalai
    • Zelig Schultheiss
    Aviva Paz
    Aviva Paz
    • Secretary
    Nathan Wolfovich
    • Mayor
    Gideon Singer
    Gideon Singer
    • Police Chief Akiva Levkowicz
    Esther Greenberg
    Esther Greenberg
    • Mrs. Kalaniot
    Albert Cohen
    Albert Cohen
    • Dr. Gilad
    Gabi Amrani
    Gabi Amrani
    • Police Officer
    Yona Atlas
    Zisha Gold
    Zisha Gold
    • Director
      • Ephraim Kishon
    • Writer
      • Ephraim Kishon
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews8

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    Related interests

    Peter Sellers in Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Filmed mostly in a studio mock-up of a central junction in Tel Aviv, Israel, including one of the city's most famous movie theaters - Mougraby.
    • Crazy credits
      In the first credit sequence: "The plot and characters in this film are totally fictional. We Hope..."
    • Connections
      Featured in A History of Israeli Cinema (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Balada La-Ish Ha-Pashut
      Composed by Noam Sheriff
      Performed by Edna Goren

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    Details

    • Release date
      • 1969 (Israel)
    • Countries of origin
      • Israel
      • West Germany
      • United States
    • Languages
      • Hebrew
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Blaumilch Canal
    • Filming locations
      • Tel Aviv, Israel
    • Production companies
      • Canal Film Production Ltd.
      • RKO Stanley-Warner Corporation
      • Sender Freies Berlin (SFB)
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 35m(95 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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