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).
Recommendations
view all
Night Will Fall
Champs
Memories of a Murderer: The Nilsen Tapes
Directed by John Ford
Seduced and Abandoned
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
In Search of the Last Action Heroes
Fuck
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story
Louis Theroux: Twilight of the Porn Stars
The Class of ‘92
Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me
Being James Bond
The Captains
Heart of a Dog
Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown
Thought Crimes
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
The U.S. vs. John Lennon