The Policeman (1971)

1971 · 87 min · Comedy, Drama

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 criminals of Jaffa don't want to see him leave either...

Directed by Ephraim Kishon. Starring Shaike Ophir, Zaharira Harifai, Avner Hizkiyahu, Louis Rosenberg and Yosef Shiloach.

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