The Cowards

1980 1h 34m HE

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 2

DramaComedyRomance

Synopsis

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A beautiful young woman moves to Tel Aviv, the big city, falls in love with a married man and does not relate to the nice postal clerk who secretly loves her.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Meir Swissa
Benny
Chelli Goldenberg
Limor
Ezra Dagan
Pinhasi
Alex Monte
Feinro
Eyal Geffen
Srulik
Anat Atzmon
Tourist girl at the post office (uncredited)
Gali Atari
Girl at Limor’s party (uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Avi Nesher
Writers: Avi Nesher
Languages: Hebrew
Countries: Israel

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1 / 5

ERA

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46 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 5

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 5

ERA

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Meir Swissa and Chelli Goldenberg and Ezra Dagan carry the top of the cast.

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4 / 5

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0147142 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Avi Nesher directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Israel. Dialogue in Hebrew.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

146 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Meir Swissa and Chelli Goldenberg and Ezra Dagan carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt0147142 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.