Gavri Banai

Acting

Gavri Banai

Born 1939-07-09 · Jerusalem, British Mandate of Palestine

Acting credits

The Hit poster
5.9

Dr. Shuki Chaftziva is a ballroom dancing instructor who tries his hand at match-making. He follows the obituaries and takes his client, Zigi Fuchsman, an auto mechanic and childhood friend, to comfort the mourners and check out the widow and her property. At the same time, Ben Gurion Shemesh, a grease monkey who wants to be a singer, tries to win the heart of Dina, the disco floozy and also Zigi's daughter

The Hit

1979

Halfon Hill Doesn't Answer poster
8.0

Sergio Konstanza, a swindler, owes money to Mr. Hasson. He escapes to the desert where he joins a wacky army reserve unit whose Sergeant is engaged to one of Mr. Hasson's Daughters.

Halfon Hill Doesn't Answer

1976

Kirschenbaum poster
NR

Seven years after his death, Motti Kirschenbaum’s eldest son Cana'an decides to open the great archive left behind by his father. The archive clips, old films and photos paint a picture of one of the most important and busy television producers in Israel. The son traces Motti’s long career, along the way he meets journalists and actors who worked with Kirschenbaum over the years and reveals the lesser-known sides of his personality, his function as a spouse, father and friend.

Kirschenbaum

2022

Fortuna poster
7.0

A film about the clash between the patriarchal values of Jewish immigrants from North Africa and modern life.

Fortuna

1966

The Giants of Easter Islands poster
NR

Two love stories develop in a world that follows traditional norms: young Zaza loves Zehava, as they bond in a magical world. The beautiful and independent Madea is in love with the charming neighborhood thug. Watching over is the patriarch grandfather, fighting to bind everyone to the old rules.

The Giants of Easter Islands

2023

Farewell To Dough poster
NR

Farewell to Dough follows Itzik, a bachelor living in Jerusalem above his parents. His days revolve around a simple ritual: a burekas from Musa’s bakery. When dizzy spells lead to an unexpected diagnosis, Itzik is forced to give up carbs. In a city where the sacred and the everyday collide, this small dietary change turns into a life crisis. As he struggles to part with the comfort that has always been there for him, Itzik embarks on an absurd and painful journey that may lead him to love.

Farewell To Dough

Morning Star poster
7.5

A story about a young fisherman Avi who doesn't lose his optimism even during the most difficult times.

Morning Star

1980

הגשש החיוור - דיסק 4 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

הגשש החיוור - דיסק 4

2003

Ervinka poster
6.8

A good-natured but incorrigible layabout becomes embroiled in a plot to rob the Israeli lottery, all the while indulging in his boundless zeal for mischief and romance.

Ervinka

1967

Ervinka poster
6.8

A good-natured but incorrigible layabout becomes embroiled in a plot to rob the Israeli lottery, all the while indulging in his boundless zeal for mischief and romance.

Ervinka

1967

הגשש החיוור - דיסק 6 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

הגשש החיוור - דיסק 6

2003

הגשש החיוור - דיסק 9 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

הגשש החיוור - דיסק 9

2003

Moishe Air-Condition poster
8.7

A comedy about Moishe, a soldier in the army whose nickname is Moishe Air-Condition.

Moishe Air-Condition

1966

הגשש החיוור - דיסק 10 poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

הגשש החיוור - דיסק 10

2003

הגשש החיוור - דיסק 3 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

הגשש החיוור - דיסק 3

2003

הגשש החיוור - דיסק 1 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

הגשש החיוור - דיסק 1

2003

הגשש החיוור - דיסק 8 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

הגשש החיוור - דיסק 8

2003

הגשש החיוור - דיסק 7 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

הגשש החיוור - דיסק 7

2003

The Other Side poster
NR

An experimental and absurd avant-garde film about a bunch of unrelated people, all standing on the side of the road waiting for the traffic light to change from red to green, but the traffic light won't change. More and more people gather on the sidewalk, and a kind of class society is formed there. The film was shot during one day in which Ephraim Kishon lent Uri Zohar the set of "Blaumilch Canal" at Herzliya Studios.

The Other Side

1968

Fish, Football and Girls poster
6.5

The story of a soccer team, respectable families, a corrupt night club owner, and a young lad to guide all to a happy ending.

Fish, Football and Girls

1968

הגשש החיוור - דיסק 2 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

הגשש החיוור - דיסק 2

2003

Take Off poster
8.0

3 friend try to have swingers night.

Take Off

1970

הגשש החיוור - דיסק 5 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

הגשש החיוור - דיסק 5

2003

Battle of the Chairmanship poster
7.5

A funny comedy about a battle for a chairmanship of condo association. AKA Condo Mishmash

Battle of the Chairmanship

1986