The Big Dig
1969, Hebrew. Directed by Ephraim Kishon.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Hebrew
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Ephraim KishonDirector
- Bomba TzurBlaumilch
- Nissim AzikriYehezkel Ziegler
- Shraga FriedmanDr. Avigdor Kooiybishevsky
- Avner HizkiyahuMenahem Ze'ev Zuckerman
- Shaike OphirPolice Officer
- Oded TeomiDentist
- Albert CohenDr. Gilad
- Gideon SingerPolice Chief Akiva Levkowicz
- Uri ZoharOrchestra Conductor
- Ephraim KishonDriver
Details
- Released
- 1 January 1969
- Original title
- תעלת בלאומילך
- Country
- Israel, Germany
- Written by
- Ephraim Kishon
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The Big Dig runs 95 minutes (1h 35m).
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Which OTT platform is The Big Dig on?
The Big Dig isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1969. (Checked 5 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Big Dig?
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Who directed The Big Dig?
The Big Dig (1969) was directed by Ephraim Kishon and stars Bomba Tzur, Nissim Azikri, Shraga Friedman.