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Charlie Ve'hetzi (a.k.a. - Charlie and a Half; Hebrew צ'ארלי וחצי) is a 1974 Israeli comedy film by Boaz Davidson. It stars Israeli comedians Yehuda Barkan and Ze'ev Revach.
Charlie gets by through fleecing suckers with a three-card Monte. He passes himself off as a rich businessman. Miko is a street kid who spends his time with Charlie instead of going to school.
Charlie Ve'hetzi is a 1974 Israeli comedy film directed by Boaz Davidson and starring Yehuda Barkan, Ze'ev Revach, and Arieh Elias. The film is set in Israel in the 1970s and follows the misadventures of two friends, Charlie (Barkan) and Ve'hetzi (Revach), as they try to make a living and find love.
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- Yehuda Barkan, Ze'ev Revach, Arieh Elias
- Boaz Davidson
Sep 1, 1974 · Charlie and a Half: Directed by Boaz Davidson. With Yehuda Barkan, Ze'ev Revach, Arieh Elias, Edna Fliedel. Charlie passes himself off as a rich businessman but gets by through fleecing suckers with 3-Card Monte.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Boaz Davidson
- 1974-09-01
Charlie Ve'hetzi. A card shark tries to conquer a rich girl's heart.
- Comedy, Drama
- Yehuda Barkan
- Boaz Davidson
Boaz Davidson: a director of many Bourekas film comedies such as Charlie Ve'hetzi (1974), Hagiga B'Snuker (1975), Mishpahat Tzan'ani (1976), and Lupo B'New York (1976). His films Charlie Ve'hetzi and Hagiga B'Snuker had a 'revival' in the 1990s and a status of Israeli cult film status.
Charlie Ve'hetzi is sort of a cult film in Israel, for its portrayal of working class Israeli Jews from Arab countries. Working class isn't the exact term, because the main character, Charlie, lets his mother support him while he keeps the money he makes by cheating suckers with a three card scam.
