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The Eighth Day of the Week

Film195883 min5.6/10 on TMDB

Directed by Aleksander Ford

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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.Read moreLess

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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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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Cast & crew

Sonja ZiemannSonja ZiemannAgnieszka Walicka
Zbigniew CybulskiZbigniew CybulskiPiotr Terlecki
Barbara PołomskaBarbara PołomskaEla, Agnieszka's friend
Ilse SteppatIlse SteppatMrs. Walicka
Bum KrügerBum KrügerStefan Walicki, Agnieszka's father
Tadeusz ŁomnickiTadeusz ŁomnickiGrzegorz Walicki, Agnieszka's brother
Władysław DewoynoWładysław DewoynoMO Lieutenant
Roman HubczenkoRoman HubczenkoAccomodation Department Clerk
Leon NiemczykLeon Niemczyk"Ciapuś", Ela's "fiancé"
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Marek Hłasko
Director of Photography
Jerzy Lipman
Screenplay
Aleksander Ford