Synopsis
Before he left his mark on cinema forever with the revolutionary The Battle of Algiers, Italian director Gillo Pontecorvo directed this audacious World War II drama about a young Jewish woman (Susan Strasberg) in a Nazi concentration camp, who saves herself from death by assuming another’s identity and becoming a ruthless warden. The Oscar-nominated Kapò was one of the first films to depict the horror of the Holocaust, and it does so with brutality and daring emotional complexity.
Cast
| Edith, alias Nicole Niepas | Susan Strasberg |
| Terese | Emmanuelle Riva |
| Sascha | Laurent Terzieff |
| Sofia | Didi Perego |
| Karl | Gianni Garko |
Credits
| Director | Gillo Pontecorvo |
| Producer | Franco Cristaldi and Moris Ergas |
| Story and screenplay by | Franco Solinas and Gillo Pontecorvo |
| Cinematography | Alexandar Sukulovic and Goffredo Bellisario |
| Editing | Roberto Cinquini |
| Art direction | Piero Gherardi |
| Music | Carlo Rustichelli and Gillo Pontecorvo |
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