The Policeman

The Policeman
Hebrew-language theatrical poster
Directed byEphraim Kishon
Written byEphraim Kishon
Produced byEphraim Kishon
Itzik Kol
Mati Raz
StarringShaike Ophir
Zaharira Harifai
Joseph Shiloach
CinematographyDavid Gurfinkel
Edited byAnna Gurit
Music byNurit Hirsh, Ehud Manor, Oshik Levy
Distributed byCinema 5 Distributing
Release date
  • 1971 (1971)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryIsrael
LanguagesHebrew
Yiddish
French
English
Arabic

The Policeman (Hebrew: השוטר אזולאי, romanizedHaShoter Azoulay, lit.'The Policeman Azoulay') is a 1971 Israeli feature film, written, directed and co-produced by satirist Ephraim Kishon. The touching protagonist `The Policeman Azoulay` 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.

  1. ^ "The 44th Academy Awards (1972) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-11-27.