

Kapo
1960-09-27 · 117 min · ★ 6.9
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.
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- Directors
- Gillo Pontecorvo
- Production companies
- Cineriz, Francinex, Vides Cinematografica, Lovćen film, Zebra Film
- Countries
- France, Italy, Yugoslavia
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Susan StrasbergEdith
Laurent TerzieffSascha
Emmanuelle RivaTerese
Didi PeregoSofia
Gianni GarkoKarl
Graziella GalvaniIsabelle
Paola PitagoraGeorgette
Bruno Scipioni
Dragomir Felba
Semka Sokolović-Bertok
Sima Janićijević
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