Kazablan
An embittered gang leader seeks the respect of his neighbors and the love of a young woman
1973 he 122 minutes
Rating: 6.5
Plot
An adaptation of a popular Israeli stage musical. Kazablan is an army veteran turned gang leader in the Israeli port of Jaffa who masks his feelings of bitterness with a lot of bravado. He's sweet on Rachel, a young woman who lives with her father and stepmother. The budding relationship scandalizes the neighbors (not to mention Rachel's parents) and infuriates Yanush, a middle-aged shoe store owner who wants Rachel for himself. (Yanush feels he's entitled to marry Rachel since they're both Ashkenazi Jews of Eastern European origins, whereas Kazablan is a Sephardic Jew from Morocco.) The neighborhood has something else to worry about besides the antics of Kazablan and his gang: the city wants to tear down their crumbling homes. The residents pool their resources to save their houses, but the money that's collected is stolen. When he's jailed for the theft, Kazablan must find a way to clear himself.
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Cast
Yehoram Gaon
Kazablan
Efrat Lavie
Rachel
Arieh Elias
Moshiko
Etti Grotes
Maryuma
Gita Luka
Yehuda Efroni
Abraham Ronai
Chaim Banai
Aliza Azikri
Charlotta
Yossi Graber
Yanush
Misha Asherov
Josh
Ya'ackov Ben-Sira
Mr. Spiegel
Gabi Ohad
Mrs. Spiegel
Chaim Banai
Shimon Shimon
Geula Yeffet
Yaacov Timan
Miriam Oleinik
Zvi Borodo
Madeline Rahmimov
Victor Atar
Moshe Hillel
Mutzi Aviv
Nurit Amir
Aryeh Moskona
Gabi Shoshan
Amos Tal-Shir
Menahem Einy
Shmuel Livneh
Zeev Malichi
Liz Braun
Shimon Braun
David Dvir
Rahamim Ron
Shlomo Rozmarin
Shlomo Vishinsky
Margalit Zan'ani
