The Eighth Day of the Week (1958)
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.
- Released
- 1958-08-26
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Aleksander Ford, Marek Hłasko, Aleksander Ford
- TMDB rating
- 5.6/10 from 10 votes
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"