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Fifty-Fifty (1971 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Fifty Fifty' is an Israeli comedy film directed by Boaz Davidson and produced by Assi Dayan and Moshe Golan.
Plot
"Fifty fifty" is a comedy that takes place in Tel Aviv during the early 1970s. Grossman is a bakery owner who wins the lottery, however, he holds only half of the winning ticket. The other half is in the possession of his partner Levi, who dies unexpectedly. The plot gets complicated when two crooks break and settle in Levi's apartment.[http://www.israelfilmcenter.org/israeli-film-database/films/fifth-fifty Hetzi Hetzi] Israel Film Center
Cast
* as Grossman (The baker)
* as Ezra, Grossman's nephew
* Aliza Itzhaki as Leo Levi's daughter
* as Leo Levi's son-in-low
* Assi Dayan as the first thief
* Baruch David as the second thief
* Nahum Buchman as the manager of the automated bakery
* as the son of the manager
* Zvi Shissel as the other son of the manager
Soundtrack
A five-song Extended play was issued for the film[http://stereo-ve-mono.com/250 (1971)] Stereo VeMono containing the three songs that were sung in the films, two by Arik Einstein and one by Assi Dayan, and two accompanying tracks. The EP wasn't reissued since in any format, although the two Arik Einstein songs were reprinted in some compilation albums and on the 2018 Arik Einstein rare recordings collection "'VeOd Lo Amarti HaKol'" (And I Yet to Say It All; ).
Track listing
'Side A'# "Leo HaTov" (Good Leo; ) Arik Einstein (4:51)
# "Al Tagid Mila" (Don't Say a Word; ) Assi Dayan (3:40)
'Side B'
# "Lo Al HaHetzi Levado" (Not By the Half Only) Arik Einstein (3:01)
# "Same'ach BaMa'afiya" (Merry in the Bakery; ) David Kriboshe (2:47)
# "Ne'imat Hetzi Hetzi" (Fifty Fifty Theme; ) Gali Atari (2:00)
See also
* Cinema of Israel
References
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