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What does the last prisonerr to choose his partner in death say?


This is a great movie! I remember watching this when I was a young teenager on TV, and again in my World History class in my sophmore year in high school.

I do have one question though. In the scene after 13 prisoners tried to escape from the forced labor camp, they are shown lined up in front of everyone facing a machine gun. They are about to die and in Sgt. Wagner's sick, twisted mind, offers them the choice of choosing someone else to die with them. There is this old man who at first refuses, but then is the last person to choose. Right before the SS guards fire the machine gun, he shouts out something, but I cannot tell what it is. I'm guessing it either perhaps could be something in Hebrew or his native tongue.

Does anyone here have a clue as to what he said?

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"Avenge us!"

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It is English not Hebrew, He says "Avenge Us!".

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Thank you very much for answering my question. :)

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No problem mate, you're very welcome.

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Did anyone else notice that one of those who was chosen was Harry Dean Stanton?

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I didn't notice because Harry Dean Stanton wasn't even in this movie!!!

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You might be mixing this up with a similar scene from Red Dawn. But I know what you're talking about - I noticed the lookalike when I watched it, too.

If I ever go down, I hope I don't get the Potato Judge.

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