---
title: 'Kapò (1959)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gillo Pontecorvo'
released: '1959-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 116
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'Yugoslavia'
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/kapo-1959'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052961/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Kapò (1959)

1959 · 116 min · Drama, War · Yugoslavia, France, Italy


## Synopsis

Kapò is a 1960 historical war drama film directed and co-written by Gillo Pontecorvo. It was one of the first narrative films to deal explicitly with the subject of the Holocaust, with graphic depictions of Nazi concentration camps which made it controversial at the time. A co-production of Italian, French, and Yugoslavian companies, the film stars American actress Susan Strasberg, along with Laurent Terzieff, Emmanuelle Riva, Didi Perego and Gianni Garko. The title refers to a prisoner functionary in the Nazi concentration camps.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gillo Pontecorvo](https://cinepixo.com/people/gillo-pontecorvo)
- **Screenplay:** [Gillo Pontecorvo](https://cinepixo.com/people/gillo-pontecorvo), [Franco Solinas](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-solinas)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Carlo Rustichelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-rustichelli)
- **Producer:** [Franco Cristaldi](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-cristaldi)
- **Director of Photography:** [Aleksandar Sekulović](https://cinepixo.com/people/aleksandar-sekulovic)
- **Editor:** [Roberto Cinquini](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberto-cinquini)

## Cast

- [Gianni Garko](https://cinepixo.com/people/gianni-garko)
- [Susan Strasberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-strasberg)
- [Laurent Terzieff](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurent-terzieff)
- [Dragomir Felba](https://cinepixo.com/people/dragomir-felba)
- [Didi Perego](https://cinepixo.com/people/didi-perego)
- [Bruno Scipioni](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-scipioni)
- [Emmanuelle Riva](https://cinepixo.com/people/emmanuelle-riva)
- [Graziella Galvani](https://cinepixo.com/people/graziella-galvani)
- [Paola Pitagora](https://cinepixo.com/people/paola-pitagora)

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