The Fox in the Chicken Coop
The Fox in the Chicken Coop | |
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Directed by | Ephraim Kishon |
Written by | Ephraim Kishon |
Produced by | Ephraim Kishon Nurit Hirsch |
Release date | 1978 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | Israel |
Language | Hebrew |
The Fox in the Chicken Coop (Hebrew: השועל בלול התרנגולות, Ha Shu'al B'Lul Hatarnegolot) is a 1978 Israeli film directed by Ephraim Kishon, based on Kishon's satirical book of the same name.[1] It features many prominent Israeli actors of the time, most notably Shaike Ophir and Sefi Rivlin. The film takes a satirical, comic look at the old generation of Israeli politicians. The film was Kishon's last film and was considered a failure.[2]
Plot
Amitz Dolniker, an aging Israeli Parliament member known for his high-winded babbling and tireless lecturing, is told he needs to take a break from politics after he collapses during a speech. Fainting, he starts out on a dream trip to spend some weeks in a far-away, backward Israeli village that has little contact with civilization. The farmers’ bucolic and carefree life repels him at first (and especially the fact that they have never heard of him), but then he decides to introduce some “order” to the innocent society. As none of the villagers agree to become the village head (they don't want the trouble), Dolniker hires a local
Cast
- Shaike Ophir as Amitz Dolniker
- Sefi Rivlin as Dolniker's secretary, Ze'ev
- Zaharira Harifai as Dolniker's wife, Ge'ula
- Ya'ackov Bodoas the barber, Zalaman Hasidov
- Mosko Alkalai as the cobbler, Tzemach Gurevitch
- Nitza Saul as Miss Goorevitch
References
- ^ "The Fox in the Chicken Coop". Israeli Films. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ISBN 978-1-134-66251-7.