Ziv Alexandroni / Ephraim Kishon
Date:
Thursday (in 67 days)
October 8 at 5:30 in the afternoon
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Ephraim Kishon, a well-known author and satirist in Israel, adapted his books into films in the 1960s. Four of his films have become part of the Israeli cinema pantheon. His last film, "The Fox in the Chicken Coop," was a failure that led him to retire from the film industry.
Further details: Ephraim Kishon, originally Ferenc Hoffmann (Kishon), immigrated to Israel in May 1949 without knowing a single word of Hebrew. In a short time, he became the greatest Israeli satirist and the most successful Israeli author (in terms of book sales). In the mid-1960s, he decided to enter the world of cinema and adapt his texts into films. Kishon created a total of five films. Four of them: "Sallah Shabati" (1964), "Ervinka" (1967), "Blaumilch Canal" (1969), and "The Policeman" (1971), are considered classics in Israeli cinema and achieved enormous success. His fifth film, "The Fox in the Chicken Coop" (1978), was a complete failure, leading Kishon to abandon the film industry and, shortly thereafter, leave Israel.
