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Uri Zohar
Director 1935 - 2022

Uri Zohar

Tel-Aviv, Israel

Uri Zohar was a prominent Israeli film director, actor, and comedian who later became an Orthodox rabbi. Born in Tel Aviv, he began his career in the entertainment industry in the 1950s, gaining fame for his work in Israeli cinema and television. Zohar directed and starred in... Read full bio →

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The Troupe

The Troupe

Avi Nesher 1979 1h 52m

The movie, set in the Israeli 1969 War of Attrition, tells the story of a prestigious military band, and the tensions and ego crises new band members cause when joining the band. Will the band survive?

Metzitzim

Metzitzim

Uri Zohar 1972 1h 30m

Gote and Eli are two aging friends who don't want to age. Gote is a lifeguard who's fighting peepers on the Tel-Aviv beach. Eli is a guitar player who dreams of building a night club in altman's restaurant.

Te'alat Blaumilch

Te'alat Blaumilch

Ephraim Kishon 1969 1h 35m

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.

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