Kapo

Kapo (1960)

27/09/1960
Drama, War
1h 57m

Overview

Determined to survive at any price, Edith, a young Jewish woman deported to an extermination camp, manages to survive by accepting the role of kapo, a privileged prisoner whose mission is to ruthlessly guard other prisoners.

  • Gillo PontecorvoDirector, Screenplay
  • Franco SolinasScreenplay
  • Original Title

    Kapò

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Italian

Keywords

  • concentration camp
  • holocaust (shoah)
  • communists

Top Billed Cast

Susan Strasberg

Susan Strasberg

Edith

Laurent Terzieff

Laurent Terzieff

Sascha

Emmanuelle Riva

Emmanuelle Riva

Terese

Didi Perego

Didi Perego

Sofia

Gianni Garko

Gianni Garko

Karl

Annabella Besi

Carole

Graziella Galvani

Graziella Galvani

Isabelle

Paola Pitagora

Paola Pitagora

Georgette

Eleonora Bellinzaghi

Bruno Scipioni

Bruno Scipioni

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