The Policeman

• Shai K. Ophir: Corporal Abraham Azulai
• Zaharira Harifai: Betty Azulai, Abraham's wife
• Joseph Shiolach: Amar, a thug
• Itzko Rachamimov: 1.Sergeant Bejerano
• Avner Hizkiyahu: Commissioner Lefkowitch
• Nitza Shaul: Mimi, a prostitute

Sleep well, sergeant (Hebrew השוטר אזולאי ) is an Israeli film directed by Ephraim Kishon from the year 1970.

Action

Azulai is a cop who goes on patrol in Jaffa. Although he is a police officer for 20 years, he was always promoted only on the basis of his service, for he is too stupid to notice even obvious crime or to recognize as such. However, he is not about stupid: He has a knowledge of the Bible, which itself impresses the orthodox Jews, he speaks almost a native speaker of French and Arabic poetic. In addition, he is very dutiful and kind-hearted and a devout Jew. These qualities are not enough to his superiors and so they want to dismiss him or his contract will not extend ( despite the great shortage of staff ). To prevent this will Azulai particularly successful do his work in his last time. But he can not. However, the crooks gang to Amar would rather completes him as an attentive policeman in their field and they engage him in a diplomatically important, but justizial rather unimportant case, the Azulai also with the arrest of the offender. For that he is indeed promoted equal to two places, but immediately afterwards sent into retirement.

Awards

• XIII. Semana International de Cine en Color 1971: Outstanding Foreign Film
• Kinor David Prize 1971: Best Actor (Israel )
• Golden Globe 1972 Best Foreign Language Film (USA)
• Oscar Nominations 1972: Best Foreign Language Film (USA)
• Cine del Duca Award 1972 of the Festival International de Télévision: Best Production (Monaco)
• Lady with Uumbrella Prize 1972 award from the International Film Festival ( Spain)