The Big Dig
7.7
A slapstick comedy lampooning bureaucracy and the madness of everyday life in Israel centers on an escaped lunatic who digs up the streets of Tel-Aviv with a drill.
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Cast
10 people
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Blaumilch
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Shraga Friedman
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Ephraim Kishon Director · Peter Musgrave Editor
United States release June 6, 1969 · Produced in Israel, Germany · Original title תעלת בלאומילך
Production
Sender Freies Berlin
Production
Israel · Germany
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Languages
Original title
תעלת בלאומילך
Original language
Hebrew
Spoken on screen
Hebrew
Release dates
Israel · January 1, 1969
Theatrical
United States · June 6, 1969
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