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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.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1960-09-27

Runtime: 117 mins

Director: Gillo Pontecorvo

Spoken language: Pусский, Deutsch, Italiano, Polski

Genres: Drama, War

Original title: Kapo

Production Companies: Cineriz, Francinex, Vides Cinematografica, Lovćen film, Zebra Film

Production Countries: France, Italy, Yugoslavia

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