Acting

Yisrael Poliakov

Born 1941-07-07 · Jerusalem, British Mandate of Palestine

Acting credits

Composed of two short films. The first one "Spring" is about a young couple falling in love. Almost dialogue free and shot in an experimental style. The second film "Fall" is a more traditional comedic love story between a lonely old Jewish-German lady and a lonely old Iraqi Falafel seller.

Before Tomorrow

1969

5.5

Ya'ara, a blind PhD candidate in Mathematics at Princeton University, hears of her cousin Talia's suicide. Ya'ara rushes back to Israel. They were best of friends and twin spirits. Talia saw for both of them, and was always the one who believed and led Ya'ara to believe, that in spite of her blindness, Ya'ara could see everything. Ya'ara joins Talia's family for the traditional 7-day mourning period and there, she discovers the secrets of Talia's life and embarks on an investigation trying to discover the reason that led Talia to commit suicide.

Out of Sight

2006

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

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

7.0

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

Fortuna

1966

7.5

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

Morning Star

1980

No synopsis available yet.

הגשש החיוור - דיסק 4

2003

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.