Fifty-Fifty (1971 film)

Fifty Fifty (Hebrew: חצי חצי) is an Israeli comedy film directed by Boaz Davidson and produced by Assi Dayan and Moshe Golan.

The film was released in 1971, belongs to the Bourekas film genre, and sold 173,000 tickets in Israel.

"Fifty fifty" is a comedy that takes place in Tel Aviv during the early 1970s. Grossman is a bakery owner who wins the lottery, however, he holds only half of the winning ticket. The other half is in the possession of his partner Levi, who dies unexpectedly. The plot gets complicated when two crooks break into and settle in Levi's apartment.^[2]

• Ze'ev Berlinski [he] as Grossman (The baker)
• Yossi Pollak [he] as Ezra, Grossman's nephew
• Aliza Itzhaki as Leo Levi's daughter
• Nissim Azikri [he] as Leo Levi's son-in-low
• Assi Dayan as the first thief
• Baruch David as the second thief
• Nahum Buchman as the manager of the automated bakery
• Dori Ben-Ze'ev [he] as the son of the manager
• Zvi Shissel as the other son of the manager

A five-song Extended play was issued for the film^[3] containing the three songs that were sung in the films, two by Arik Einstein and one by Assi Dayan, and two accompanying tracks. The EP wasn't reissued since in any format, although the two Arik Einstein songs were reprinted in some compilation albums and on the 2018 Arik Einstein rare recordings collection "VeOd Lo Amarti HaKol" (And I Yet to Say It All; Hebrew: ועוד לא אמרתי הכל).^[4]

Side A

1. "Leo HaTov" (Good Leo; Hebrew: ליאו הטוב) – Arik Einstein (4:51)
2. "Al Tagid Mila" (Don't Say a Word; Hebrew: אל תגיד מילה) – Assi Dayan (3:40)

Side B

1. "Lo Al HaHetzi Levado" (Not By the Half Only) – Arik Einstein (3:01)
2. "Same'ach BaMa'afiya" (Merry in the Bakery; Hebrew: שמח במאפיה) – David Kriboshe (2:47)
3. "Ne'imat Hetzi Hetzi" (Fifty Fifty Theme; Hebrew: נעימת חצי חצי) – Gali Atari (2:00)

• Cinema of Israel

• Fifty Fifty in IMDb
• Hetzi Hetzi in Book of Israeli Cinema site