Kazablan

Kazablan (1973)

An embittered gang leader seeks the respect of his neighbors and the love of a young woman

  • Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama
  • Release Date: 1973-07-07
  • User Rating: 7/10 from 9 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 2min
  • Language: עִבְרִית
  • Production Company: Noah Films
  • Production Country: Israel
  • Director: Menahem Golan
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Summary

An adaptation of a popular Israeli stage musical. Kazablan is an army veteran turned gang leader in the Israeli port of Jaffa who masks his feelings of bitterness with a lot of bravado. He's sweet on Rachel, a young woman who lives with her father and stepmother. The budding relationship scandalizes the neighbors (not to mention Rachel's parents) and infuriates Yanush, a middle-aged shoe store owner who wants Rachel for himself. (Yanush feels he's entitled to marry Rachel since they're both Ashkenazi Jews of Eastern European origins, whereas Kazablan is a Sephardic Jew from Morocco.) The neighborhood has something else to worry about besides the antics of Kazablan and his gang: the city wants to tear down their crumbling homes. The residents pool their resources to save their houses, but the money that's collected is stolen. When he's jailed for the theft, Kazablan must find a way to clear himself.

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  • Yehoram Gaon

    as Kazablan
  • Efrat Lavie

    as Rachel
  • Arieh Elias

    as Moshiko
  • Etti Grotes

    as Maryuma
  • Gita Luka

    as
  • Yehuda Efroni

    as
  • Abraham Ronai

    as
  • Chaim Banai

    as
Writing Yigal Mosenzon Writer
Writing Joel Silberg Writer
Directing Menahem Golan Director
Writing Menahem Golan Writer
Art Shlomo Zafrir Art Direction
Production Menahem Golan Producer
Production Yoram Globus Executive Producer
Editing Dov Hoenig Editor
Sound Dov Seltzer Original Music Composer
Camera David Gurfinkel Director of Photography

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