Wanda Jakubowska
An image from The Last Stage, one of the productions that also features Wanda Jakubowska.
Wanda Jakubowska

Wanda Jakubowska

October 10, 1907 — Warszawa, Rosja (obecnie Polska)

Wanda Jakubowska (10 November 1907 – 25 February 1998) was a Polish film director. She is best known for her work on the Holocaust. Her 1948 film "The Last Stage" was an early and influential depiction of concentration camps. It was filmed on location at Auschwitz, where Jakubowska had been interned. She was an ardent Communist whose films were often heavily politicized.

The Last Stage

The Last Stage

1948

Matthew's Days

Matthew's Days

1968

The Big, Bigger, and the Biggest

The Big, Bigger, and the Biggest

1963

Król Maciuś I

Król Maciuś I

1958

There Is No Return, Johnny

There Is No Return, Johnny

1970

Tajemnica dzikiego szybu

Tajemnica dzikiego szybu

1956

Invitation

Invitation

1986

Farewell to the Devil

Farewell to the Devil

1957