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Hunting Elephants

Hunting Elephants

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Hunting Elephants

"The hilarious story of three old men, a clever kid, and a bank just waiting to be robbed."

2013

1h 47m

5.9(34 votes)

Comedy

Crime

Overview

In this hilarious crime comedy, a gifted 12-year-old boy and three elderly men plan a bank robbery in order to seek revenge on the institution for cheating the youngster after the death of his father.

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Production Companies

United King Films

Bleiberg Entertainment

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Sasson Gabai

Sasson Gabai

Eliyahu

Moni Moshonov

Moni Moshonov

Nick

Patrick Stewart

Patrick Stewart

Lord Michael Simpson

Gil Blank

Jonathan

Yaël Abecassis

Yaël Abecassis

Dorit

Moshe Ivgy

Moshe Ivgy

Dedy

Zvika Hadar

Zvika Hadar

Daniel

Rotem Zissman-Cohen

Rotem Zissman-Cohen

Sigi

Meirav Kupperberg

Simona

Tikva Dayan

Tikva Dayan

Nursing Home Manager

Creative team

Directed by: Reshef Levi
Written by: Regev Levi
Reshef Levi
Produced by: Moshe Edery
Leon Edery

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