5.0
Poem of the Sea
1958
The Last Stage (1948)
March 28, 19481h 47mPL
7.2
28 votes
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.
Director
Wanda JakubowskaWriters
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
French
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N/A
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Production Companies
Przedsiębiorstwo Państwowe Film Polski
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7.0Director 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 h…
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