Release, runtime and language

1964 · 110 mins · Hebrew

Directed by

Ephraim Kishon

Starring

Topol, Shmuel Wolf, Arik Einstein, Gila Almagor, Geula Noni, Ya'ackov Banai

Sallah Shabati, the head of a large Yemeni family newly settled in Israel, struggles to earn a livelihood and find decent housing while the fledgling state, already strained by its own challenges, is busy absorbing hundreds of thousands of Jewish refugees from Arab countries. His attempts highlight the hardships and hopes of the newcomers.