The Fox in the Chicken Coop

The Fox in the Chicken Coop

90 mins | Comedy | Jan. 1, 1978

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, rest, and don't make speeches". His young assistant immediately suggest they go to Switzerland, however Dolniker had taken a vow not to leave Israel unnecessarily, so he comes up with a different idea - going to a remote village where they have never heard of him, so he would not be asked to make any speeches. As they arrive, it turns out that not only the villagers have never heard of Dolniker, but they have also never heard of running water, electricity, phones, and most importantly: TV, Radio, and newspapers... so its only a matter of time before Dolniker or the villagers go bananas...

The Fox in the Chicken Coop

90 mins | Comedy | Jan. 1, 1978

The Fox in the Chicken Coop
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, rest, and don't make speeches". His young assistant immediately suggest they go to Switzerland, however Dolniker had taken a vow not to leave Israel unnecessarily, so he comes up with a different idea - going to a remote village where they have never heard of him, so he would not be asked to make any speeches. As they arrive, it turns out that not only the villagers have never heard of Dolniker, but they have also never heard of running water, electricity, phones, and most importantly: TV, Radio, and newspapers... so its only a matter of time before Dolniker or the villagers go bananas...
Producers
Original title Ha-Shu'al B'Lool Hatarnagalot
Directors Ephraim Kishon
Writers Ephraim Kishon

Cast

Shaike Ophir

as Amitz Dolniker

Seffy Rivlin

as Ze'ev

Mosko Alkalai

as Tzemach Goorevitch

Ya'anckale Bodo

as Zalaman Hasidov

Gideon Singer

as Prof. Tennebaum / Elifaz Hermanovitch