The Policeman

The Policeman
Hebrew-language theatrical poster
Directed by	Ephraim Kishon
Written by	Ephraim Kishon
Produced by	Ephraim Kishon Itzik Kol Mati Raz
Starring	Shaike Ophir Zaharira Harifai Joseph Shiloach
Cinematography	David Gurfinkel
Edited by	Anna Gurit
Music by	Nurit Hirsh, Ehud Manor, Oshik Levy
Distributed by	Cinema 5 Distributing
Release date	1971 (1971)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	Israel
Languages	Hebrew Yiddish French English Arabic

The Policeman (Hebrew: השוטר אזולאי, romanized: HaShoter Azoulay, lit. 'The Policeman Azoulay') is a 1971 Israeli feature film, written, directed and co-produced by satirist Ephraim Kishon. The title character is played by Shaike Ophir (credited as Shay K. Ophir), in what is considered one of his finest performances.

The film was nominated for the 1972 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film,^[1] and won the Golden Globe Award in the same category. It won several other awards, such as best foreign film in the Barcelona film festival and best director in the Monte Carlo festival. In Israel, it is considered a cinematic classic.