The Last Stage (1948)
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.
Director:
Wanda Jakubowska
Writers:
Gerda Schneider, Wanda Jakubowska.
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Wanda Bartówna as Helena |
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Huguette Faget as Michele |
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Tatyana Guretskaya as Eugenia |
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Antonina Gordon-Górecka as Anna |
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Mariya Vinogradova as Nadia |
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Barbara Drapińska as Marta |
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Barbara Fijewska as Anielka |
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Maria Anna Redlichówna as Urszula |
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Alina Janowska as Dessa |
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Zofia Mrozowska as Gypsy Woman |
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Stanisław Zaczyk as Tadek |
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Stefan Śródka as Bronek |
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Elżbieta Łabuńska as Prisoner #1 |
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Jadwiga Chojnacka as Prisoner #2 |
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Ewa Kunina as Prisoner #3 |
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Barbara Rachwalska as Block Leader Elza |
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Anna Jaraczówna as Kapo Frieda |
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Roma Rudecka as Kapo Sauna |
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Zofia Niwińska as Mrs. Laura |
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Halina Drohocka as Lalunia |
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Aleksandra Śląska as Oberaufseherin |
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Maria Kaniewska as Rapportführerin |
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Janina Marisówna as Aufseherin |
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Władysław Brochwicz as Lagerkommandant |
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Edward Dziewoński as Lagerarzt |
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Kazimierz Pawłowski as Gestapo Head |
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Zygmunt Chmielewski as Dignitary |
| Directing | Wanda Jakubowska | Director |
| Sound | Zdzisław Górzyński | Conductor |
| Camera | Karol Chodura | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Roman Palester | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Gerda Schneider | Screenplay |
| Art | Roman Mann | Production Design |
| Art | Czesław Piaskowski | Production Design |
| Writing | Wanda Jakubowska | Screenplay |
| Camera | Andrzej Ancuta | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Jan Radlicz | Sound |
| Lighting | Tadeusz Zając | Lighting Director |
| Directing | Zbigniew Niemczynowski | Second Assistant Director |
| Editing | Lidia Pstrokońska | Editor |
| Sound | Leonard Księżak | Sound Assistant |
| Art | Jan Rybkowski | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kazimiera Narkiewicz | Makeup Designer |
| Production | Mieczysław Wajnberger | Production Manager |
| Directing | Jerzy Kawalerowicz | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Boris Monastyrsky | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Marceli Matraszek | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Wilhelm Hollender | Unit Manager |
| Production | Tadeusz Karwański | Unit Manager |
| Crew | Marian Lis | Pyrotechnician |