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Avanti Popolo (1986)

1h 24m

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Avanti Popolo (1986)

Name: Avanti Popolo
Genre: Drama, War & Politics
Released: 1986-01-02

1h 24m

Running Time

Plot.

A beautiful anti-war movie. It describes the surreal journey of two Egyptian soldiers as they're coming back to Cairo from the Six-day War of 1967. One is an aspiring actor, whose biggest role so far was that of Shakespeare's Shylock (the irony of fate), who contributes the role of the sad clown (played by the Arab-Israeli actor Salim Daw).

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Cast & Crew.

Salim Daw

Haled el Asmar

Suhel Haddad

Gassan Hamada

Tuvia Gelber

David Pozner

Danny Segev

Yacaov Hirsh

Dani Roth

Dani Sela

Barry Langford

English Journalist

Michael Koresh

Military Attache

Yuval Cohen

Jeep Driver

Shalom Shmuelov

Driver

Dan Turgeman

Egyptian Officer

Rami Stern

Swedish

Rafi Bukai

Director / Producer / Writer

Micha Shagrir

Executive Producer

Yoav Kosh

Cinematography

Zohar M. Sela

Editor

Ariel Glazer

Production Design

Uri Ophir

Music

Media.

Details.

Release Date
January 2, 1986

Original Name
אוונטי פופולו

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 24m

Genres
Drama War & Politics

Last updated: 2025-02-11

Wiki.

Avanti Popolo (Hebrew: אוונטי פופולו) is a 1986 Israeli drama film directed by Rafi Bukai. The film was selected as the Israeli entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 59th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

The film's name is derived from the opening words of the Italian revolutionary song Bandiera Rossa, which is sung by the film's protagonists, Israeli and Egyptian soldiers wandering the Sinai Desert in the aftermath of the 1967 War.