Arik Einstein

Acting

Arik Einstein

Born January 3, 1939 · Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine [now Israel]

Died November 26, 2013 · aged 74

Arieh Einstein was born in Tel Aviv. His father, Yaakov, was an actor with the "Ohel" Theater. Einstein was Israel's junior high jump and shot put champion. His father urged him to audition for an army entertainment troupe, and he was accepted into the Nahal Brigade troupe. In 1963, Arieh Einstein married Alona Shochat in the hall of Habima Theater (where he was onstage in a production of Irma La…

Known For

Peeping TomsPeeping Toms · 1972
Peeping Toms
★ 4.41972
MovieComedyDrama
Gote and Eli are two aging friends who don't want to age. Gote is a lifeguard who's fighting peepers on the Jaffa ̶T̶e̶l̶ ̶A̶v̶i̶v̶ beach. Eli is a guitar player who dreams of building a night club in altman's restaurant.
Wedding in JerusalemWedding in Jerusalem · 1985
Wedding in Jerusalem
1985
MovieDocumentary
Renan Schorr documented the wedding of Uri Zohar's son to Arik Einstein's daughter.
SallahSallah · 1964
Sallah
★ 6.81964
MovieComedyDrama
Sallah Shabati, the patriarch of a big family recently arrived to Israel from Yemen, tries to make money and get better housing, in a country that can barely provide for its own and is in the midst of absorbing hundreds of thousands of Jewish refugees from Arab countries.
DreamboatDreamboat
Dreamboat
★ 8.0
Movie
A group of children embrace an eccentric old man, and working together, build a ship on a rooftop.
CablesCables · 1992
Cables
★ 6.51992
MovieComedy
A comedy about changes in the life of Israeli family after they get a cable TV with a lot of channels.
Dalia and the SailorsDalia and the Sailors · 1964
Dalia and the Sailors
1964
MovieComedyDrama
Daliah sneaks into a cargo ship bound to Israel. The sailors will do anything to hide from the though captain her and catch her attention.
LoolLool · 1988
Lool
1988
MovieComedyMusic
A collection of skits and songs from Israeli television shows from the 1970s.
Like AdultsLike Adults · 1991
Like Adults
★ 8.01991
MovieFamilyMusic
"Kemo gedolim" is a collection of well known Israeli, children songs sang by Ariḳ Ainshṭain and others. In between the songs embedded short skits starring Moni Moshonov and Tsevi Shisel , who embody two porters hauling a giant crate up a winding staircase and unexpectedly run into Ariḳ, a group of kids, jugglers, clowns and storytellers emerging from the crate. The two, try to do their job faithfully but occasionally they also try to sing, dance and play, which creates a variety of funny moments.

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