The Pill
7.8
“Let's turn Petach Tikva into a vegetable garden!”
A burlesque fantasy about a fountain-of-youth pill and its effects on Getz, a down-and-out Tel Aviv night-club singer. After taking this much sought after pill, Getz becomes the epitome of youthful energy, and therefore a teen idol, a symbol of beauty and youth, up to the cathartic ending of the movie.
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Cast
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Yossi Banai
Getz
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Avner Hizkiyahu
Paltiel
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David Perlov Director · Nissim Aloni Writer Adam Greenberg Cinematographer
First release January 1, 1972 · Produced in Israel · Original title הגלולה
Production
Tel Noa Film Productions
Production
Israel
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Languages
Original title
הגלולה
Original language
Hebrew
Spoken on screen
Hebrew
Release dates
Israel · January 1, 1972
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Israel
July 22, 2025 · Limited theatrical · A newly-restored copy produced by the Israel Film Archive and supported by the Werner Braun Foundation. Restored in 4K from the original 35mm Dupe positive and optical Sound.
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