Kapo ★★★ 1959 A 14-year-old Jewish girl and her family are imprisoned by the Nazis in a concentration camp. There, the girl changes identities with the help of the camp doctor, and rises to the position of camp guard. She proceeds to become taken with her power until a friend commits suicide and jolts the girl back into harsh reality. An Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Film (lost to "The Virgin Spring"). Primarily English dialogue, with subtitles for foreign language. 116m/B VHS. IT FR YU Susan Strasberg, Laurent Terzieff, Emmanuelle Riva, Gianni "John" Garko;
Director:
Gillo Pontecorvo;
Writer:
Gillo Pontecorvo.
