Ish HaHashmal

Ish HaHashmal

6.8

Jan 02 2003

Drama

Cohen takes an elliptical approach in telling the story of Pinchas Rutenberg, a visionary, complex, and larger-than-life figure, who, amongst other things, brought electricity to Jewish Palestine in the early 20th century by building a hydroelectric power station in Nahararyim.

Menashe Noy

Menashe Noy

Pinchas Rutenberg

Ayelet Zurer

Ayelet Zurer

Becky

Lior Ashkenazi

Lior Ashkenazi

Leonard

Mark Ivanir

Mark Ivanir

Abraham Rothenberg

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