by Hal Erickson
synopsis
Israeli stage and film favorite Topol tops the cast of Sallah. Topol plays a Jewish refugee who moves his family to Israel shortly after the official establishment of that "promised land." Unlike his hard-working new neighbors, Topol is shiftless and lazy, forever finding the easiest, most painless means to support his family. Amazingly, Topol becomes a hero when, while wheeling and dealing, he uncovers misappropriations and corner-cutting in Israel's housing industry. This Menahem Golan production was originally released in Israel as Sallah Shabati.
characteristics
- Family
- Israeli [nationality]
- Laziness
- Immigrant
- Scheme
- Against-the-system
- Political Corruption
- Unlikely Heroes
- Bureaucracy
