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Joel Silberg (Hebrew: יואל זילברג; March 30, 1927 – February 18, 2013) was a film, television and stage director and screenwriter in Israel and the United States. He made films in Israel including so-called Bourekas films. He then directed films in the U.S. during the 1980s, including Breakin' and Lambada.
Joel Silberg (1927-2013) was an Israeli filmmaker who worked on various genres and languages. He was known for Hershele, Lambada, The Simhon Family and Exodus, among others.
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Learn about the life and work of Joel Silberg, who directed comedies, dramas, documentaries and dance films in Israel and the US. Watch his movies online with English subtitles.
May 4, 1984 · Breakin': Directed by Joel Silberg. With Lucinda Dickey, Adolfo Quinones, Michael Chambers, Ben Lokey. A struggling young jazz dancer meets up with two break-dancers. Together they become the sensation of the street crowds.
Breakin' (also known as Breakdance in the United Kingdom and Break Street '84 in other regions) is a 1984 American breakdancing-themed musical film directed by Joel Silberg and written by Charles Parker and Allen DeBevoise based on a story by Parker, DeBevoise and Gerald Scaife.
Joel Silberg was born on 30 March 1927 in Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine. He was a director and writer, known for Hershele (1977), Lambada (1990) and The Simhon Family (1964). He died on 18 February 2013 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Joel Silberg is known as an Director, Writer, Creator, Story, Screenplay, and First Assistant Director. Some of his work includes Breakin', The Best of Enemies, Lambada, Prison Heat, Rappin', Catch the Heat, New Wave Lovers, and Bad Guys.
