The Eighth Day of the Week
19581h 23m5.6
Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Genre
- Drama
- Origin
- Germany
About
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.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet. It is in Germany.
Details
- Director
- Aleksander Ford
- Writing
- Marek Hłasko, Aleksander Ford
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Aug 26, 1958
- Studio
- CCC Filmkunst, Zespół Filmowy "Studio"
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
Zbigniew 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)
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)
If you like this
Maria's Lovers
19846.0
Not Easily Broken
20096.3
Life in a Year
20208.2
Blind
20176.1
Ashes in the Snow
20186.4
Time Is Up
20216.5
Gabriel's Inferno: Part III
20208.3
See You Soon
20195.9
Nine Lives
20056.1
Love Everlasting
20167.4
A Journal for Jordan
20216.9
The Secret: Dare to Dream
20207.4
Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between
20226.1
Fire with Fire
19866.2
Return to Peyton Place
19616.6
Nobody Has to Know
20226.7
1 Mile To You
20176.5
On the Edge
20016.7
Newness
20176.1
Dot the I
20036.0