Kapo (1959) ( Kapò )

Kapo (1959) (Blu-Ray) (*)

$31.99

Original Title: Kapò
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Subtitles )
German ( Subtitles )
Portuguese ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
118 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.66:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1959 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Italy ( Italy, Greece )
Yugoslavia ( Russia, Eastern Europe )

Directed By:
Gillo Pontecorvo

Written By:
Gillo Pontecorvo
Franco Solinas

Actors:
Susan Strasberg ..... Edith, alias Nicole Niepas
Laurent Terzieff ..... Sascha
Emmanuelle Riva ..... Terese
Didi Perego ..... Sofia
Gianni Garko ..... Karl, German Soldier
Annabella Besi
Graziella Galvani
Paola Pitagora
Eleonora Bellinzaghi
Bruno Scipioni
Dragomir Felba
Mira Dinulovic
Semka Sokolovic-Bertok
Dirjana Doc

Synopsis:

The French/Italian/Yugoslav concentration camp drama Kapo stars Susan Strasberg, who several years earlier had originated the title role in the Broadway production The Diary of Anne Frank. Here, Ms. Strasberg is once again a European Jewish teenager victimized by the Nazis. Interred in a concentration camp, Strasberg is befriended by the camp's kindly doctor, who helps her hide her true identity and work as a camp guard, or "kapo." Unfortunately, Strasberg's new found power goes to her head, and her abuse of that power is very nearly on the same level as the Nazis. Brought down to earth by the death of a close friend, Strasberg spearheads an escape attempt, sacrificing her own life in the process. Nominated for a best foreign picture Oscar in 1960, Kapo nonetheless did not find an American distributor until 1964.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 21 March, 2025.