El Dorado (1963 film)

El Dorado (Hebrew: אל דוראדו) is an Israeli 1963 film directed by Menahem Golan.

The script was co-written by him, Leo Filler, and Amatsia Hiuni, based on the play by Yigal Mosenzon.

Menahem Golan’s directorial debut is a film adaptation of Yigal Mossinson’s acclaimed novel and play of the same title.

The story follows Sherman, a man on trial for murder who is acquitted due to reasonable doubt.

Despite his acquittal, the trial leaves a lasting impact on Sherman, leading him to fall in love with his defense attorney’s intelligent daughter.