Kapo

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 27, 1960

Original language

Italian

Spoken languages

German, Italian, Russian, Polish

Countries

France, Italy, Yugoslavia

Production

Cineriz,Francinex,Vides Cinematografica,Zebra Film,Lovćen Film,Lovćen film

Cast

Susan Strasberg,Laurent Terzieff,Emmanuelle Riva,Didi Perego,Gianni Garko,Annabella Besi,Graziella Galvani,Paola Pitagora,Eleonora Bellinzaghi,Bruno Scipioniand 6 more

Director

Gillo Pontecorvo

Writer

Franco Solinas,Gillo Pontecorvo

Producer

Moris Ergas

Cinematography

Aleksandar Sekulović

Music

Gillo Pontecorvo,Carlo Rustichelli

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0052961