Wanda Jakubowska

Film writer

1907 – 1998

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Who was Wanda Jakubowska?

Wanda Jakubowska was a Polish film director. During World War II, she was a prisoner in Auschwitz. After the war, she made movie Ostatni etap in 1947. The film was partly shot on location at Auschwitz concentration camp. The film is based on director Wanda Jakubowska's personal experiences as a prisoner at Auschwitz. She claimed that what helped her to survive Auschwitz was constantly thinking about the documentation of her experiences.

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Born
Oct 10, 1907
Warsaw
Also known as
  • Якубовская, Ванда
Ethnicity
  • Poles
Nationality
  • Poland
Profession
Died
Feb 25, 1998
Warsaw

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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