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Kazablan (1973)
Director: Menahem Golan
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
An Israeli musical directed by the dreaded Menahem Golan that manages to come off as an uncomfortable cross between Jesus Christ Superstar, Fiddler on the Roof and West Side Story. Probably the most interesting aspect of the film is the acknowledgment it makes of divisions in Israeli society, notably that between the 'white' or European Jews and the 'black' or non-European Jews. The analysis is somewhat blunted by making the outcast gang-leader a forgotten war hero (although it does make a valid point in a sense). The songs sound familiar. The dance routines are dismally repetitive.Author: VG
Cast & crew
Director: Menahem Golan
Producer: Menahem Golan
Cast: Yehoram Gaon, Arie Elias, Efrat Lavie, Yehudah Efroni, Joseph Graber full cast
Genre(s): Musicals
Duration: 114 mins
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