Kapo
7.6
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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Susan Strasberg
Edith
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Taste of Fear
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Laurent Terzieff
Sascha
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The Milky Way
Woman in Chains
Emmanuelle Riva
Terese
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Amour
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Didi Perego
Sofia
Known for
The Exorciccio
Maledetto il giorno che t'ho incontrato
Gianni Garko
Karl
Known for
If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death
The Psychic
Annabella Besi
Carole
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Caino e Caino
Graziella Galvani
Isabelle
Known for
Pierrot le Fou
Paola Pitagora
Georgette
Known for
Fists in the Pocket
Revolver
Eleonora Bellinzaghi
Bruno Scipioni
Known for
A Drama of Jealousy (and other things)
The Possessed
Dragomir Felba
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The Written Off
Red Zora and Her Gang
Mira Dinulović
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The Written Off
Hot Wind
Gillo Pontecorvo Director · Franco Solinas Screenplay Carlo Rustichelli Composer
First release September 7, 1960 · Produced in France, Italy, Serbia, Montenegro · Languages German, Italian, Polish, Russian
Production
Cineriz
Production
Francinex
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Vides Cinematografica
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Lovćen film
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Zebra Film
Production
France · Italy · Serbia · Montenegro
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Languages
Original title
Kapò
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
German · Italian · Polish · Russian
Release dates
Italy · September 7, 1960
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Italy · September 27, 1960
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Netherlands
May 20, 2010 · Physical
Spain
October 16, 2019 · Digital
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