The Policeman (1970)

Original title

השוטר אזולאי

Directed by

Ephraim Kishon

Genre

comedy drama

Country

Israel

Runtime

1h 27m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A kind but clumsy policeman named Azoulay gets into trouble at work because of his gentle nature. His struggles to keep his job and do the right thing lead to comic and human moments.

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What happens

The Policeman (Hebrew: השוטר אזולאי, romanized: HaShoter Azoulay, lit. 'The Policeman Azoulay') is a 1971 Israeli feature film, written, directed and co-produced by satirist Ephraim Kishon. The touching protagonist `The Policeman Azoulay` is played by Shaike Ophir (credited as Shay K. Ophir), in what is considered one of his finest performances. The film was nominated for the 1972 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and won the Golden Globe Award in the same category. It won several other awards, such as best foreign film in the Barcelona film festival and best director in the Monte Carlo festival. In Israel, it is considered a cinematic classic. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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