The Policeman
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Not to be confused with Policeman (film).
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 title character is played by Shaike Ophir (credited as Shay K. Ophir), in what is considered one of his finest performances.
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Directed by | Ephraim Kishon |
Written by | Ephraim Kishon |
Produced by | Ephraim Kishon Itzik Kol Mati Raz |
Starring | Shaike Ophir Zaharira Harifai Joseph Shiloach |
Cinematography | David Gurfinkel |
Edited by | Anna Gurit |
Music by | Nurit Hirsh, Ehud Manor,Oshik Levy |
Distributed by | Cinema 5 Distributing |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
Country | Israel |
Languages | Hebrew Yiddish French English Arabic |
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The film was nominated for the 1972 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film,[1] 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.