Blaumilch Canal

Blaumilch Canal international release title The Big Dig is a 1969 Israeli comedy satire written and directed by Ephraim Kishon, depicting the madness of bureaucracy through a municipalitys reaction to the actions of a lunatic.

Blaumilch is a lunatic with a digging compulsion who escapes from an insane asylum. Stealing a jackhammer, he proceeds to digup one of Tel Avivs busiest traffic arteries, at the junctions of Allenby, Ben Yendua and Pinsker Streets, in front of iconic Mugrabi Cinema.Rather than question his actions the police and city officials assume he is operating under the municipalitys orders, and aid him as much as they can. Complaints from local residents, whose lives become a living hell due to the noise and traffic jams, lead to infighting amongst city departments. To speed up the work, so that it would be completed before the upcoming municipal elections, the city sends armies of construction workers and heavy equipment to help the lone jackhammeroperator, turning a mere annoyance into a fullblown disaster. ........

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