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The Last Stage( 1948)

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Overview

Poland, during World War II. Martha Weiss, a Jewish woman, arrives at the Auschwitz extermination camp with her family. She is assigned the role of interpreter, but her loved ones are much less fortunate.

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      Wanda Bartówna

      Helena

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      Huguette Faget

      Michele

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      Tatyana Guretskaya

      Eugenia

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      Antonina Gordon-Górecka

      Anna

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      Mariya Vinogradova

      Nadia

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      Barbara Drapińska

      Marta

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      Barbara Fijewska

      Anielka

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      Maria Anna Redlichówna

      Urszula

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      Alina Janowska

      Dessa

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      Zofia Mrozowska

      Gypsy Woman

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      Stanisław Zaczyk

      Tadek

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      Stefan Śródka

      Bronek

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      Elżbieta Łabuńska

      Prisoner #1

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      Jadwiga Chojnacka

      Prisoner #2

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      Ewa Kunina

      Prisoner #3

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      Barbara Rachwalska

      Block Leader Elza

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      Anna Jaraczówna

      Kapo Frieda

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      Roma Rudecka

      Kapo Sauna

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      Zofia Niwińska

      Mrs. Laura

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      Halina Drohocka

      Lalunia

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      Aleksandra Śląska

      Oberaufseherin

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      Maria Kaniewska

      Rapportführerin

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      Janina Marisówna

      Aufseherin

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      Władysław Brochwicz

      Lagerkommandant

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      Edward Dziewoński

      Lagerarzt

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      Kazimierz Pawłowski

      Gestapo Head

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      Zygmunt Chmielewski

      Dignitary

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Feb 05 2024
    Director Wanda Jakubowska was, herself, interred in Auschwitz during the latter stages of WWII, and so is uniquely placed to tell us the story of "Marta" (a stirring effort from Barbara Drapinski). A Jewish woman who is sent for slaughter to this infamous camp, but whom - by a curious twist of fate - is selected to interpret for the Nazis. That may spare her, but she must watch her family and countless others live lives of violence, deprivation and humiliation before the potential relief of death was visited upon them. What we see here illustrates really succinctly the brutality that went on he...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    -

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    Keywords

    • holocaust (shoah)
    • world war ii
    • auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp
    • concentration camp prisoner
    • based on true story
    • semi-documentary
    • woman director
    • communists
    • polish history