A musical film set in Jaffa in the 1960s. Kazablan is a Morrocan-born Israeli army veteran who has become the leader of Jaffa's most feared street gang. He is in love with Rachel, the daughter of Polish parents who forbid her to associate with him. Yanosh, the owner of the shoe store, is also in love with Rachel. When the residents pool their money in an attempt to save their neighborhood from being bulldozed by the city, the money is stolen, and Yanosh frames Kazablan for the crime.
Note:
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1973.
"Israel's all-time great musical"--Container.
"Bonus features (Hebrew only); Featurette 'Such a Kaza (36 min.); Music video 'Rosa' from the show 'Like the movies'; Music video 'Kol hakavod' performance"--Container.
Format:
1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. DVD NTSC, video file DVD video region 1
Drama, Feature films, Film adaptations, Gangs -- Israel, Israel, Israel -- Tel Aviv -- Jaffa, Jaffa (Tel Aviv, Israel), Man-woman relationships -- Israel, Mossinsohn, Yigal, 1917-1994, Motion pictures, Israeli, Musical films
Creator/Contributor:
Golan, Menahem (1929-2014) - film director, film producer, screenplay, screenwriter; Globus, Yoram - film producer; Hefer, Hayim - screenwriter, screenplay; Mossinsohn, Yigal (1917-1994); Silberg, Joel; Gurfinkel, David - director of photography; Hoenig, Dov - editor of moving image work; Seltzer, Dov - composer (expression), original music; Bar-On, Shimʻon - choreographer; Zafrir, Shlomo - art director; Roth, Henry - production manager; Noah Pictures (Firm) - presenter; Sisu Home Entertainment, Inc. - film distributor
Date Created/Date Issued:
1973
Description:
A musical film set in Jaffa in the 1960s. Kazablan is a Morrocan-born Israeli army veteran who has become the leader of Jaffa's most feared street gang. He is in love with Rachel, the daughter of Polish parents who forbid her to associate with him. Yanosh, the owner of the shoe store, is also in love with Rachel. When the residents pool their money in an attempt to save their neighborhood from being bulldozed by the city, the money is stolen, and Yanosh frames Kazablan for the crime.
