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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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- Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine
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- Tel Aviv, Israel
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.
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.
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.
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- Comedy, Drama, Music
- Joel Silberg
- 1984-05-04
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.
Mar 16, 1990 · Lambada: Directed by Joel Silberg. With J. Eddie Peck, Melora Hardin, Adolfo Quinones, Leticia Vasquez. Kevin Laird is a Beverly Hills school teacher by day and a mystery man by night. Using his lambada dance moves to first earn the kid's respect and acceptance, Kevin then teaches them academics.
