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The Eighth Day of the Week

1958

1h 23m

5.30

Drama, Romance

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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.

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 brother

Jan Świderski

Journalist

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)

Kazimierz Dejunowicz

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Wiktor Grotowicz

Man in Zieleniak pub (uncredited)

Helena Gruszecka

Agnieszka's neighbor (uncredited)

Cezary Julski

Rysiek, thug on Agnieszka's street (uncredited)

Antoni Jurasz

Thug on Agnieszka's street (uncredited)

Roman Kłosowski

Thug on Agnieszka's street (uncredited)

Marian Łącz

Thug on Agnieszka's street (uncredited)

Klemens Mielczarek

Thug on Agnieszka's street (uncredited)

Barbara Modelska

Girl in café mistaken for Agnieszka (uncredited)

Henryk Modrzewski

Worker at CDT Department Store (uncredited)

Adam Mularczyk

Thug on Agnieszka's street (uncredited)

Lech Ordon

"Duduś", Ela's "fiancé" (uncredited)

Józef Pieracki

Drunkard in Zieleniak pub (uncredited)

Czesław Roszkowski

Agnieszka's neighbor (uncredited)

Włodzimierz Skoczylas

"Pimpuś", Ela's "fiancé" (uncredited)

Kazimierz Stankiewicz

Thug on Agnieszka's street (uncredited)

Janusz Ziejewski

Man watching Agnieszka from a car (uncredited)

Stanisław Milski

Stefan Walicki (voice) (uncredited)

Zbigniew Wójcik

Painter

Alina Borkowski

Dancer (uncredited)

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