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Ephraim Kishon

Name in Native Language: "אפרים קישון‎‎" (Hebrew/HE)
Writer / Playwright / Film Director / Screenwriter / Journalist / Actor | * 08/23/1924 († 80, 01/29/2005) | Budapest (Hungary)
Ephraim Kishon (Hebrew: אפרים קישון: August 23, 1924 – January 29, 2005) was a Hungarian-born Israeli author, dramatist, screenwriter, and Oscar-nominated film director. He was one of the most widely read contemporary satirists in Israel, and was also particularly popular in German-speaking countries. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Talk-Shows | Comedies | Reality-TV

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Azulai is a policeman in Jaffa, whose incompetence is only matched by his soft-heartedness. His superiors want to send him to early retirement, but he would like to stay on the force, and the criminal ...

The Policeman

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1971 | 3.3/5 | 1h 27min
Comedy, Drama
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A slapstick comedy lampooning bureaucracy and the madness of everyday life in Israel centers on an escaped lunatic who digs up the streets of Tel-Aviv with a drill. ...

The Big Dig

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1969 | 3.4/5 | 1h 35min
Comedy
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Sallah Shabati, the patriarch of the big family recently arrived to Israel from Yemen, tries to make money and get better housing, in a country that can barely provide for its own and is in the midst ...

Sallah

Certification unknown

1964 | 3.4/5 | 1h 50min
Comedy, Drama
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Amitz Dolniker, an Israeli politician who speaks way to much has a heart attack in the middle of his speech. In the ambulance on the way to the hospital the doctor orders him to "go someplace quite, r ...

The Fox in the Chicken Coop

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1978 | 1h 30min
Comedy
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Awards & Nominations for Ephraim Kishon

Israel Prize Officer's Cross of The Order of Merit of The Federal Republic of Germany Bialik Prize Orden wider den tierischen Ernst 2x Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film Sokolov Award Karl Valentin Order Golden Schlitzohr Ophir Award for Lifetime Achievement Kinor David Jabotinsky Medal
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Movies with Ephraim Kishon as Actor(2)

as Driver1969 The Big Dig
as Motorradwerbespotregisseur1967 Ervinka

TV Shows/Series with Ephraim Kishon as Actor(18)

as himself2002 Gabi Bauer
as himself1998 Sabine Christiansen
as himself1998 Alpha Forum
as himself1995 The Harald Schmidt Show
as himself1991 Boulevard Bio
as himself1988 Flitterabend
as himself1982 Wortwechsel
as himself1981 Wetten, dass..?
as himself1980 Heut' abend
as himself1980 Verstehen Sie Spaß?
as himself1979 NDR Talk Show
as himself1977 Auf los geht's los
as himself1974 Der große Preis
as himself1974 III nach neun
as himself1970 Treffpunkte
as himself1966 Goldene Kamera Verleihung
as himself1964 Die Drehscheibe
as himself1955 Was bin ich?

Movies with Ephraim Kishon as Crew(20)

Writing/Writer2008 Marriage Agreement
Directing/Director1986 Zieh den Stecker raus, das Wasser kocht
Directing/Director1983 Der Trauschein
Writing/Screenplay1983 Der Trauschein
Writing/Writer1983 Der Trauschein
Directing/Director1978 The Fox in the Chicken Coop
Writing/Writer1978 The Fox in the Chicken Coop
Writing/Writer1973 The Going Up of David Lev
Directing/Director1971 The Policeman
Production/Producer1971 The Policeman
Writing/Writer1971 The Policeman
Directing/Director1969 Zieh den Stecker raus, das Wasser kocht
Directing/Director1969 The Big Dig
Writing/Writer1969 The Big Dig
Writing/Screenplay1969 The Big Dig
Directing/Director1967 Ervinka
Production/Producer1967 Ervinka
Writing/Screenplay1967 Ervinka
Directing/Director1964 Sallah
Writing/Writer1964 Sallah

Full Name: Ephraim Kishon
Citizenship: Israel
Born: Saturday, 08/23 1924 (August) in Budapest (Hungary)
Died: Saturday, 01/29 2005 (January) in Appenzell (aged: 80)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: Hebrew (HE, native language)
Spouses (current/former): Sara Kishon, Lisa Kishon
Children: Renana Kishon, Rafi Kishon, Amir Kishon
Other names for Ephraim Kishon (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Hofmann Ferenc"
"Kishont Ferenc" (Pseudonym)
Ephraim Kishon frequently works together with these people:
Udo Jürgens (14x, Actor)
Reinhard Mey (13x, Actor)
Senta Berger (12x, Actress)
Mike Krüger (12x, Actor)
Thomas Gottschalk (12x, Actor)
Howard Carpendale (12x, Actor)
Iris Berben (11x, Actress)
René Kollo (11x, Actor)
Joachim Fuchsberger (11x, Actor)
Karl Dall (11x, Actor)
Frank Elstner (11x, Actor)
Topol (4x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:260824, Added: 08/09/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024