The Eighth Day of the Week
5.6
10 votes
August 26, 1958
1h 23m
Overview
Zbigniew Cybulski and Sonja Ziemann play lovers struggling to find happiness and privacy in overcrowded Warsaw. The movie shows an honest picture of life in a war-damaged city, contrasting the characters' difficulties with their dreams of a better life. It was banned in Poland in 1958 and would not be seen anywhere until its European release one year later.
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Cast
Sonja Ziemann
Agnieszka Walicka
Zbigniew Cybulski
Piotr Terlecki
Barbara Połomska
Ela, Agnieszka's friend
Ilse Steppat
Mrs. Walicka
Emil Karewicz
Zawadzki
Bum Krüger
Stefan Walicki, Agnieszka's father
Tadeusz Łomnicki
Grzegorz Walicki, Agnieszka's brotherJan Świderski
JournalistZbigniew Wójcik
Painter
Władysław Dewoyno
MO Lieutenant
Roman Hubczenko
Accomodation Department Clerk
Leon Niemczyk
"Ciapuś", Ela's "fiancé"Janusz Ściwiarski
Accordionist in Zieleniak pub
Halina Buyno-Łoza
Piotr's neighbor (uncredited)
Mieczysław Czechowicz
Thug on Agnieszka's Street (uncredited)More like this
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