---
title: 'Sallah Shabati (1964)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ephraim Kishon'
released: '1964-06-01'
runtime_minutes: 98
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Israel'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/sallah-shabati-1964'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058541/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Sallah Shabati (1964)

1964 · 98 min · Comedy · Israel

Original title: סאלח שבתי

## Synopsis

Sallah Shabati is a 1964 Israeli comedy film about the chaos of Israeli immigration and resettlement, as well as the issues Mizrahi Jews faced in the developing Israeli society. This social satire placed the director Ephraim Kishon and producer Menahem Golan among the first Israeli filmmakers to achieve international success. It also introduced to audiences to actor Chaim Topol, who would later achieve even greater recognition with the 1971 American period musical film Fiddler on the Roof.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ephraim Kishon](https://cinepixo.com/people/ephraim-kishon)
- **Screenplay:** [Ephraim Kishon](https://cinepixo.com/people/ephraim-kishon)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Yohanan Zarai](https://cinepixo.com/people/yohanan-zarai)
- **Producer:** [Menahem Golan](https://cinepixo.com/people/menahem-golan)
- **Director of Photography:** [Floyd Crosby](https://cinepixo.com/people/floyd-crosby)
- **Editor:** [Roberto Cinquini](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberto-cinquini)

## Cast

- [Gila Almagor](https://cinepixo.com/people/gila-almagor)
- [Arik Einstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/arik-einstein)
- [Zaharira Harifai](https://cinepixo.com/people/zaharira-harifai)
- [Chaim Topol](https://cinepixo.com/people/chaim-topol)
- [Geula Nuni](https://cinepixo.com/people/geula-nuni)
- [Albert Cohen](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-cohen)
- [Shaike Levi](https://cinepixo.com/people/shaike-levi)

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