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Ervinka is a film of genre Comedy directed by Ephraim Kishon released in USA on 1 january 1967 with Chaim Topol
Ervinka (1967)
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Add to a movie listErvinka is a 1967 Israeli film written and directed by Ephraim Kishon. The film, starring Chaim Topol (best known for his role as Tevye from Fiddler on the Roof) is a comical tale of a con man who falls in love with a police officer.
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Ervinka is a young man living in Tel Aviv of the 1960s. He does not believe in work, morality, law and order, and settling down. He ekes out a living as a petty con man by charging parking fees to a lot that doesn’t belong to him, stealing electricity from his neighbors, eating for free in family events he is not invited to, and extorting money from movie directors by revving up his moped engine near their film sets. He also finds ways to con the authorities, taking advantage of the stupidity, laziness, and inefficiency of bureaucrats (a favorite subject of Kishon's work). Ervinka even ingratiates himself with the local underworld by getting them out of trouble with the law over a robbery. His only dream is to win the lottery so he would not have to get by on his wits anymore.Actors
Chaim Topol
(Ervinka)
Mosko Alkalai
(זיגלר)
Gila Almagor
(Ruti)
Shaike Ophir
(the Police Sergeant)
Ephraim Kishon
(Motorradwerbespotregisseur)
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