Cohen takes an elliptical approach in telling the story of Pinchas Rutenberg, a visionary, complex, and larger-than-life figure, who, amongst other things, brought electricity to Jewish Palestine in the early 20th century by building a hydroelectric power station in Nahararyim.
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Cast
22 people
Menashe Noy
Pinchas Rutenberg
Known for
Tehran
Big Bad Wolves
Ayelet Zurer
Becky
Known for
Marvel's Daredevil
Angels & Demons
Eli Cohen
Known for
Jesus
Yaron Zelig
Ruth Lev-Ari
Ruth Lev Ari
Lior Ashkenazi
Leonard
Known for
Big Bad Wolves
Hit & Run
Omri Maron
Mark Ivanir
Abraham Rothenberg
Known for
Schindler's List
Zero Day
Erez Shafrir
Sbriski
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Leonid Kanevsky
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D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers
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Natasha Vitlovitz
Lana
Eli Cohen Director · Yaron Zelig Screenplay
Budget $900K · First release January 2, 2003 · Produced in Israel
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$900,000
Production
Israel
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Original title
איש החשמל
Original language
Hebrew
Spoken on screen
Hebrew
Release dates
Israel · January 2, 2003
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