Schlager (1979)

Original title

שלאגר

Directed by

Assi Dayan

Genre

comedy film

Country

Israel

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A comedy musical from 1979 involving a trio of characters. The film features original songs including one that became a signature tune for a popular singer.

lightheartedmusicalcomedicwhimsicalupbeatplayfulnostalgiccampy

What happens

Schlager (Hebrew: שלאגר), or The Hit, is a 1979 Israeli comedy musical film. The script and lyrics writer and director was Assi Dayan, the music was written by Svika Pick, and the stars were HaGashash HaHiver (The Trackers) trio. Compared to other projects of Dayan, Pick or The Trackers, this film did not sell well and did not take central place in the Israeli culture. However, one of its songs, "Shir Ha'frecha" ("The Bimbo Song"), performed by Ofra Haza, became Haza's signature song. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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