The Eighth Day of the Week
1958-08-26 | 83 minutes
Plot Summary
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
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Sonja ZiemannAgnieszka Walicka
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Zbigniew CybulskiPiotr Terlecki
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Barbara PołomskaEla, Agnieszka's friend
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Ilse SteppatMrs. Walicka
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Emil KarewiczZawadzki
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Bum KrügerStefan Walicki, Agnieszka's father
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Tadeusz ŁomnickiGrzegorz Walicki, Agnieszka's brother
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Jan ŚwiderskiJournalist
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Władysław DewoynoMO Lieutenant
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Roman HubczenkoAccomodation Department Clerk
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Leon Niemczyk"Ciapuś", Ela's "fiancé"
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Halina Buyno-ŁozaPiotr's neighbor (uncredited)
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Mieczysław CzechowiczThug on Agnieszka's Street (uncredited)
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Kazimierz DejunowiczTaxi Driver (uncredited)
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Wiktor GrotowiczMan in Zieleniak pub (uncredited)
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Helena GruszeckaAgnieszka's neighbor (uncredited)
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Cezary JulskiRysiek, thug on Agnieszka's street (uncredited)
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Antoni JuraszThug on Agnieszka's street (uncredited)