The Eighth Day of the Week (1958)

Name: The Eighth Day of the Week
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1958-08-26
Duration: 83 min
Cast: Sonja Ziemann, Zbigniew Cybulski, Barbara Połomska, Ilse Steppat, Emil Karewicz

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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Released 1958-08-26 · 83 min · Drama, Romance

Directed by Aleksander Ford

Cast

Sonja Ziemann as Agnieszka Walicka
Zbigniew Cybulski as Piotr Terlecki
Barbara Połomska as Ela, Agnieszka's friend
Ilse Steppat as Mrs. Walicka
Emil Karewicz as Zawadzki
Bum Krüger as Stefan Walicki, Agnieszka's father
Tadeusz Łomnicki as Grzegorz Walicki, Agnieszka's brother
Jan Świderski as Journalist
Zbigniew Wójcik as Painter
Władysław Dewoyno as MO Lieutenant
Roman Hubczenko as Accomodation Department Clerk
Leon Niemczyk as "Ciapuś", Ela's "fiancé"
Janusz Ściwiarski as Accordionist in Zieleniak pub
Halina Buyno-Łoza as Piotr's neighbor (uncredited)
Mieczysław Czechowicz as Thug on Agnieszka's Street (uncredited)