Wanda Jakubowska

Wanda Jakubowska

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Directing

  • Gender

    Female

  • Birthday

    1907-10-10

  • Day of Death

    1998-02-24 (90 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Warszawa, Rosja (obecnie Polska)

Biography

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.

Acting

Crew