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.

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The Last Stage

1948

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Matthew's Days

1968

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The Big, Bigger, and the Biggest

1963

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Król Maciuś I

1958

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There Is No Return, Johnny

1970

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The Sea

1933

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Tajemnica dzikiego szybu

1956

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Invitation

1986