Kapo (1960)

6.9/10 117 min Drama War

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.

Cast

Susan Strasberg

Edith

Laurent Terzieff

Sascha

Emmanuelle Riva

Terese

Didi Perego

Sofia

Gianni Garko

Karl

Graziella Galvani

Isabelle

Paola Pitagora

Georgette

Bruno Scipioni

Dragomir Felba

Semka Sokolović-Bertok

Sima Janićijević

Rastislav Jović

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