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Kapo
Kapo

Kapo

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

117 mins

Rating

6.908/10

Release Date

27 September 1960

Country

France

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

Annabella Besi

Carole

Graziella Galvani

Graziella Galvani

Isabelle

Paola Pitagora

Paola Pitagora

Georgette

Eleonora Bellinzaghi

Eleonora Bellinzaghi

Bruno Scipioni

Bruno Scipioni

Dragomir Felba

Dragomir Felba

Mira Dinulović

Mira Dinulović

Semka Sokolović-Bertok

Semka Sokolović-Bertok

Sima Janićijević

Sima Janićijević

Rastislav Jović

Rastislav Jović

Dušan Perković

Dušan Perković

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