The Policeman
1971, Hebrew. Directed by Ephraim Kishon.
Azulai is a policeman in Jaffa, whose incompetence is only matched by his soft-heartedness. His superiors want to send him to early retirement, but he would like to stay on the force, and the criminals of Jaffa don't want to see him leave either...
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Hebrew
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- Released
- 5 June 1971
- Original title
- השוטר אזולאי
- Country
- Israel
- Written by
- Ephraim Kishon
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The Policeman runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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The Policeman isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 June 1971. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Policeman?
The Policeman (1971) was directed by Ephraim Kishon and stars Shaike Ophir, Zaharira Harifai, Avner Hizkiyahu.