The Policeman (Ha-Shoter Azulai)

Go take and rest.

God forbid, an officer never rests while on the job.

One must always be prepared for action.

But you could also sit. - Not in Jaffa, Albert.

To tell you the truth, I'm usually on the night shift.

In this precinct, thank god, nothing much

ever really happens.

You're like that almost 20 years.

Albert, it's not the years, believe me.

Either you have what it takes to be a good cop or you don't.

Take me for an example. I was blessed with, how should I say...

A sixth sense. - Sixth? - Sixth.

What does that mean, sixth sense? Sense of sight, touch,

hearing, taste and smell all mixed together.

You've surely passed some courses. We're just inspectors.

You'll pay for that. What'll you do if a terrorist comes

into the theater with a knife? Will you run and call the police?

They didn't say a knife, only bags. - Bags?

What'll you do if a big terrorist attacks you with a knife?

I don't know. - So, you don't know. Attack me with a knife.

Why? - To demonstrate. Look me straight in the eyes.

Look in the enemy's eyes and learn his intentions. Like this.

Knife. - No, not in the stomach. Hit in the head.

Knife...

No, Albert. Not so fast. Do it slower

so that I have a chance to protect myself. Understand? Knife.

Not so hard now, loosen your hand. Albert, loosen your hand.

Loosen it. You're doing it too hard. You can't...

Forget it... Forget everything I told you.

That's enough. Rest our hand.

At ease. Ouch! - Bravo!

Welcome!

I'm a plumber, here are my tools. What's wrong?

Your grandfather's a plumber.

Thought you caught me, did you? At the most, a loiterer.

You're going to loiter in my yard. Quiet!

I'm a plumber.

What am I doing here? I don't know you.

What am I doing here? I don't know what I'm doing here.

What do you want from me?

Hello, this is Sergeant Begerano from Jaffa 3.

Chief Inspector Lefkowitz? Very good.

Burglary, Sir. I caught them with all the loot and tools.

What tools? Which tools? - Quiet over there.

I think it's Omar's gang.

They did the job without making a peep.

I spread out the men in every corner.

I brought in patrolmen by the book.

So, how come? You're asking me how come?

I'll give you three guesses, Sir.

Sure? Exactly. Who else could it be?

Please. You can hear him for yourself.

It's nothing. Cold water will do the trick.

I'm sorry. - Don't worry about it. Wait a second.

Dor, this is Dor 10, Azulai on a routine patrol.

How's it going, Azulai? - Here all is quiet, Begerano.

Everything's under control. - Thank's. - You're welcome.

Good night. Over and out.

You see, Albert? That's what I like about the night shift.

One man is responsible for the entire borough

with all its hundreds of residents.

As the sunrises, you see with your own eyes

how the whole city awakens in front of you.

A new day is born.

I don't know what to do with Azulai.

He's not a bad guy, but... - Transfer him, Lefkowitz.

Who will take him? You think there's a surplus in manpower?

Always the same answer. - Why must I renew his contract?

Do you know what he did a week ago?

He had the State Comptroller's car towed away.

We can't allow double standards, Sir.

And besides that, I didn't know it was his.

One more time and I'll boot him.

I should of fired him long ago.

So, for God's sake, get rid of him.

It's not so simple.

"All the streets are empty

All the alleyways are his..."

Shaike Ophir

"The Policeman"

A film by Ephraim Kishon

Avner Hezekihu, Zaharia Haripai, Joseph Shilach

Nitza Shaul

"If we could only turn back the clock

"What a wonderful world it could be...

"Only to have the time that's gone by

"How the world would be different.

"For at least ten years he walks between the shadows

"Again and again

"For at least ten years he walks between the shadows

"No one to love or to hate"

Written and directed by: Ephraim Kishon

I've been waiting for you. - I just came from Jaffa by foot.

What am I to do with you? - I don't feel so good.

All this baby sitting isn't worth it,

a half an hour I had to wait. - Okay, so I'm here now.

A cigarette in the morning?

Did he let you sleep? No, he didn't let me sleep at all, poor thing.

Teeth. His parents returned from a party, they just now went to sleep.

I've been waiting for half an hour. - Enough already, lets go home.

I don't have the strength. - Fine, give me the key.

Don't go in. He'll see you and cry even more. - Give him the dummy.

If at least he was ours.

What kind of problems are you causing?

You didn't let Aunt Betty sleep all night?

What's lacking in your life? You have a rich father,

and everything you could want. Go to sleep. Go to sleep.

That's the way...

"Little Nathan, puts his hand on his tummy...

"And waits for his mommy

"Oh, little Nathan."

Give it to me...

How much did they pay you? - Seven and a half, like always.

You're not giving them receipts are you? - No, I told you I'm not.

1.40 lira an hour, and also a receipt?

Avraham? You need to pay - 80 lirot for vegetables.

I don't care about your vegetables!

My future is about to be cut in a few days

and you're talking to me about vegetables.

They'll surely renew your contract. - Renew?

I'm not renewing.

Lefkowitz can come crawling on his knees.

Under the present conditions, I'm not renewing anything.

Either he offers me second sergeant and a 50 lirot raise,

or they can get along without me.

How is it that the vegetables are 80 lirot all of a sudden?

We didn't pay for over a month.

If they don't renew the contract,

I don't know what I'll do.

Avraham!

Avraham!

Here's 1.60 lira. What do you want?

I told you not to come here. She's at home. She's sick.

God forbid that she should find out that I always give you money.

God forbid. - God forbid.

Mr. Matzliach, from now on, don't come here

until the issue of the contract is taken care of.

Don't come here. There's no money. None.

May you have a long life... - Yes, yes. Enough, enough...

Amen. - Amen, and don't come anymore.

Papers, please. - What did I do?

When seeing a pedestrian in a crosswalk, slowdown and stop.

I did stop. - And that's to allow safe crossing.

We write and write,

but no one reads the rules.

The auto registration, please.

Take the registration, take the car, I don't care.

What's wrong with you? - It's my father's and he'll kill me.

You're not human. - Why do you say that?

From now on I won't be able to take the car.

What can I do? I already wrote up the report.

Cancel it. - How can I cancel it? I still have the copy.

What shall I do with the copy? - It's done, it's written.

What's wrong with you people?

So, void it, for christ sake.

I promise it won't happen again, just cancel it.

I'm begging you. It won't happen again.

Jesus, go ahead. You spoiled little kid.

You're paying for this? - Its my friend's.

He's working, so I... - 50 lirot.

What 50 lirot?

Look, it wasn't exactly a crosswalk.

The markings were faded. - It doesn't matter.

The officer wrote, regulation 67 A, 50 lirot.

Look, I'm the officer. Don't make trouble for me.

Are you paying or not?

I'll come back later. - Remember, only 15 days.

You're telling me.

Begerano, Begerano...

Sergeant Begerano? - Yes.

My wife has not been feeling well all morning.

Sometimes, actually quite often she has palpitations.

Okay, but make it quick. - Thank you.

Hello. Headquarters? - So?

Headquarters, it's Azulai. Ask how my wife's doing.

Begerano said it's okay. - Wait.

Miss Eliza, Azulai wants to know how's his wife Betty.

Over!

Rabinovitz.

Miss Betty, Avraham asks how you are.

So, so. - So, so.

So, so. - So, so.

So, so. - Thank you.

Get a move on, one, two.

Everyone, move it, get going!

Catch those over there!

Come on, come on. - Begerano, I'm closing off the area.

Okay, okay. Watchout for the redhead, she bites.

Inside, that's the way. Take her inside.

Begerano, Begerano, I'm here!

Everything's under control. Don't worry, Begerano.

Let me go. My mother's in the hospital,

and there's no one to take care of her. - I can't, I'm from the police.

I'm begging, my grandmother's in the hospital.

You said your mother. - My mother and my grandmother, everybody.

Let me go.

I'm a minor, can't you see? Let me go this time.

Thank you very much. - Good, now run quickly.

Azulai, are the two of you embracing over there? Bring her in.

I'm sorry, but I can't, we've been seen. Maybe next time.