King for a Day

Story

Synopsis

A hotel porter, who a long time ago divorced his wife and his daughter with her in America, is alarmed when a beautiful girl arrives at his hotel looking for her supposedly rich father. The porter had been sending back money and describing himself as a well-to-do businessman. With the help of his hotel friends, he becomes the guest of honor and takes her on a tour of Israel, all the time trying to avoid revealing his true work.

Language

Hebrew (modern)

Release date

1 January 1982

Ensemble

Cast

• Hanan Goldblatt

  Shimi

• 

  Caroline Langford

  Shelly Levi

• 

  Gabi Amrani

  Joseph Levi

• 

  Yosef Shiloach

  The Restaurant Manager

• Eyal Geffen

• 

  Rivka Michaeli

  Elsa Schneider

• Mosco Alcalay

  The hotel Director