A good-natured but incorrigible layabout becomes embroiled in a plot to rob the Israeli lottery, all the while indulging in his boundless zeal for mischief and romance.
Acting
Topol's effortless charisma carries every scene.
Direction
Kishon's sharp visual wit and timing.
Score
Catchy, era-perfect Israeli pop soundtrack.
Director
Ephraim Kishon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
One of the foundational films of Israeli cinema, capturing the young nation's irreverent self-image. Topol became a national icon here before Tevye made him global.
Director Ephraim Kishon was Israel's leading satirist; Ervinka was his most commercially successful film. The motorcycle commercial scene? That's Kishon himself cameoing as the frustrated director.
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