Italy / Sep 07, 1960 / Venice Film Festival
1h 57min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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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Genres
DramaWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Kapò |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский, Deutsch, Italiano, Polski |
| Production countries | France, Italy, Yugoslavia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Cineriz, Francinex, Vides Cinematografica, Lovćen film, Zebra Film |
| Release date | 27 settembre 1960 |
| Production | Moris Ergas |
| Writer | Franco Solinas, Gillo Pontecorvo |
| Editing | Roberto Cinquini, Sergio Montanari |
| Cinematography | Aleksandar Sekulović, Cataldo Di Girolamo, Goffredo Bellisario, Marcello Gatti, Vittorugo Contino, Marco Scarpelli, Carlo Di Palma |
| Assistant directors | Milo Đukanović, Vasilije Brajović, Gillo Pontecorvo, Giuliano Montaldo, Anna Maria Montanari |
| Additional directing | Marco Scarpelli, Carlo Di Palma |
| Camera operators | Goffredo Bellisario, Marcello Gatti, Cataldo Di Girolamo, Vittorugo Contino, Marco Scarpelli, Aleksandar Sekulović, Carlo Di Palma |
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| Additional photography | Cataldo Di Girolamo, Goffredo Bellisario, Marcello Gatti, Vittorugo Contino, Marco Scarpelli, Aleksandar Sekulović, Carlo Di Palma |
| Production design | Piero Gherardi, Aleksandar Milović, Vito Anzalone, Angelo Zambo, Giovanni Mayer |
| Art direction | Piero Gherardi, Vito Anzalone, Angelo Zambo, Giovanni Mayer, Aleksandar Milović |
| Set decoration | Vito Anzalone, Angelo Zambo, Giovanni Mayer, Piero Gherardi, Aleksandar Milović |
| Music | Gillo Pontecorvo, Carlo Rustichelli, Franco Ferrara, Sandro Occhetti, Fausto Ancillai |
| Sound | Franco Ferrara, Gillo Pontecorvo, Carlo Rustichelli, Sandro Occhetti, Fausto Ancillai |
| Costume design | Clara Poggi, Otello Fava, Anna Cristofani |
| Makeup | Otello Fava, Clara Poggi, Anna Cristofani |
| Hairstyling | Clara Poggi, Otello Fava, Anna Cristofani |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Italy / Sep 27, 1960
Digital
Spain / Oct 16, 2019
Physical media
Netherlands / May 20, 2010
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