Blaumilch Canal
Blaumilch Canal (international release title: The Big Dig) is a 1969 Israeli satirical film written and directed by Ephraim Kishon, depicting the madness of bureaucracy through a municipality's reaction to the actions of a lunatic. The film is based on a humorous story titled "A Legend About a Canal in Tel Aviv" by Kishon, first published in 1952 and later included in the book A Thousand and One Kids.
Plot
Blaumilch is a lunatic with a digging compulsion who escapes from an insane asylum by hiding in the back of a truck that delivers milk to the institution. Stealing a jackhammer and compressor, he proceeds to dig up one of Tel Aviv's busiest traffic arteries, at the junctions of Allenby, Ben Yehuda, and Pinsker Streets, in front of the iconic Mugrabi Cinema.
More details
| author | Ephraim Kishon |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Tel Aviv |
| director | Ephraim Kishon |
| genre | action comedy |
| keywords | allenby allenby street ben yehuda ben yehuda street brand build connect construction worker dig hide insane asylum jackhammer mediterranean sea middle east opening ceremony police commissioner rabin square steal traffic jam turn venice |
| musicBy | Noam Sheriff |
| producer | Roni Ya'ackov |
| productionCompany | Herzliya Studios RKO Pictures |
| theme | satirical |