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The Last Stage

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Martha and her friends try to survive in the Auschwitz death camp.

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian A forthright, vehement film with a confident and almost Hollywoodised way of portraying the nightmare, but with a distinctive emphasis on the leftist Polish patriots and their defiant plan to resist. Rated: 5/5 Jan 9, 2023 Full Review Bosley Crowther New York Times No one can say that this picture is a pleasant thing to see, but it carries a powerful comprehension of the shame and pathos of one of history's darkest hours. Rated: 4/5 Jun 16, 2007 Full Review Saskia Baron The Arts Desk One of the key reasons to watch The Last Stage is to see how many of the scenes Jakubowska created for the camera went on to become iconic images and source material for so many later films about the Holocaust. Rated: 4/5 Jan 27, 2023 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews One of the most devastating and overlooked of the Holocaust films. Rated: A Jun 13, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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Dani G I think this could be the first movie about the holocaust. What a tough filming this should have been.... In Auschwitz with only polish people, just 3 years removed from that horror Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Shocking, brutal and honest-Wanda Jakubowska, who herself survived the horrors of the German Concentration Camp Auschwitz, tells the world through the medium of film what has taken place in one of the most iconic annihilation camps of Nazi-Germany. A must see for everyone interested in history and in how humans can overcome even the worst fates possible. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Wanda Jakubowska

Director

Aleksandra Slaska

Superintendent of the Women's Block

Barbara Rachwalska

Elza

Edward Dziewonski

Auschwitz Medical Officer

Alina Janowska

Dessa

Mariya Vinogradova

Nadja
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Movie Info

Synopsis Martha and her friends try to survive in the Auschwitz death camp.
Director
Wanda Jakubowska
Screenwriter
Wanda Jakubowska, Gerda Schneider
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Polish
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 21, 1989, Original
Runtime
1h 21m