The 81st Blow
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The film covers the oppression of Jews under the Nazis and features rare historical footage of concentration camps. The title is derived from a comment by a witness at Adolf Eichmann's trial. According to his testimony, he was whipped 80 times by the Nazis, but was not believed by Israelis after the war; this final doubt of his own people was the "81st blow". The 81st Blow is the first film in the Israeli Holocaust Trilogy by Bergman, Ehrlich and Gouri. It was followed by The Last Sea (1980) and Flames in the Ashes (1985).
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David Bergman Director · Jacques Ehrlich Director Haim Gouri Director
United States release April 1, 1975 · Produced in Israel · Languages Hebrew, Yiddish
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Israel
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Original title
המכה ה-81
Original language
Hebrew
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Hebrew · Yiddish
Release dates
Israel · August 29, 1974
Theatrical
United States · April 1, 1975
New York City, New York
Germany
January 27, 2020
Uruguay
June 25, 1975
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