Beyond the Walls (1984)

In Israel's Central Prison, the security officer is corrupt, supplying drugs and stirring the hatred between Jewish and Arab prisoners to his advantage. Uri, in for 12 years for armed robbery, and Issan, in for 50 years for PLO violence, command the respect of their cells. When the Arabs are framed for the murder of a Jewish prisoner and a young inmate commits suicide rather than lie about what happened, Uri and Issan form an unlikely partnership, leading the security block on a strike. Prison officials try to break it. In the background are Uri's daughter and Issan's wife, women of beauty and passion who embody the distance from inside a cell to the outside.

Cast (42)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Arnon Zadok

Uri

Assi Dayan

Assaf

R

Rami Danon

Pitoosy

B

Boaz Sharabi

'Nightingale'

A

Adib Jahschan

Roberto Pollack

Yechiel

H

Haim Shinar

Hoffman

N

Naffi Salach

Y

Yussuf Abed A'Nur

Rashid

A

Avi Abuav

Jailer

A

Ali Al'Azaari

Hassan

E

Eliezer Albala

Gezer

M

Muhamad Ali

Issam's Brother

Yardena Arazi

Song contest host

Mohammad Bakri

Issan

Hillel Ne'eman

L

Lutuf Nouasser

Y

Ya'ackov Ayali

Rashid

E

Edward Mualem

Deaf Mute

P

Peter Freistadt

D

Danny Bassan

Medic

M

Moshe Bleiman

Jailer

Y

Yehuda Cohen

Damari

R

Ramzi Esmar

Mussa

Y

Yosef Fayumi

Jailer

M

Motti Goldstein

Physician

S

Shura Greenhouse

Hoffman's Wife

I

Iris Kanner

Social Worker

D

Dana Katz

Sigi

D

David Kedem

Prison Warden

N

Nachman Klilyan

Security Officer Assistant

S

Shlomo Knafo

Knafo

D

Dina Ladani

Maha

R

Rami Livneh

Bebber

O

Omri Marian

Television Reporter

I

Issa Mugrabi

Issa

Y

Ya'ackov Na'im

Jailer

S

Shlomo Ne'er

Menashe

E

Ezra Rafael

Grandpa

D

Dan Raviv

Newsman

M

Michael Sharfstein

Commander, Special Unit

A

Ariel Shemer

Narrator

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