I Like Mike (film)
| I Like Mike | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | |
| Written by | Peter Frye |
| Produced by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Nissim Leon |
| Edited by | Nellie Gilad |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | Israel |
| Language | Hebrew |
I Like Mike is a 1961 Israeli drama film directed by Canadian-born Peter Frye. It was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival.[1] It was based on Aharon Megged's play, which was performed at the Habima theatre. [2]
Plot[]
Yafa Arieli wants to marry her daughter to Mike, a young American and son of a Texas tycoon visiting in Israel, but her daughter Tamara is in love with Micha, a Nahal officer and a poor kibbutznik. During his flight to Israel, Mike sees in the newspaper a picture of a Yemenite soldier, fell in love with her, and swears to find her. Eventually, Mike finds Nilli, the Yemenite soldier who lives in a kibbutz in the Negev region, and decides to become a Kibbutznik.[3][4]
Cast[]
- as the mother, Yafa Arieli
- Gideon Singer
- Ilana Rovina as the daughter, Tamar
- Seymour Gitin as Mike (Michael Abrahams), an American tourist
- Topol
- Geula Nuni
- as Arik (with Topol)
References[]
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: I Like Mike". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
- ^ I Like Mike in Habima, Davar, September 21, 1956
- ^ Meir Schnitzer, Israeli Cinema: Facts/ Plots/ Directors / Opinions, Kinneret Publishing House, 1994. P. 52.
- ^ Amy Kornish and Costel Safirman, Israeli Film – A Reference Guide, Praeger, 2003, p. 81.
External links[]
- I Like Mike at IMDb
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