Kapo (1959)
Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo · 117 min · Drama, War
18.7 TOPICAL score · #4,649 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Kapo (1959, directed by Gillo Pontecorvo) has a TOPICAL score of 18.7 - ranked 4,649 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and audience, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Critics: 57% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5.4/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.9/10 (82 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 24 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics57% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5.4/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.9/10 (82 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 24 languages
- Still read1,789 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Susan Strasberg, Laurent Terzieff, Emmanuelle Riva, Didi Perego