The Eighth Day of the Week
Ósmy dzień tygodnia
Release: 1958-08-26
·Runtime: 83m
·★ 5.0
Drama
Romance
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.
Production Countries
Germany
Poland
Production Companies
CCC Filmkunst
Zespół Filmowy "Studio"
Cast
Barbara Połomska
as Ela, Agnieszka's friend
Władysław Dewoyno
as MO Lieutenant
Klemens Mielczarek
as Thug on Agnieszka's street (uncredited)
Henryk Modrzewski
as Worker at CDT Department Store (uncredited)
Zbigniew Cybulski
as Piotr Terlecki
Stanisław Milski
as Stefan Walicki (voice) (uncredited)
Ilse Steppat
as Mrs. Walicka
Leon Niemczyk
as "Ciapuś", Ela's "fiancé"
Barbara Modelska
as Girl in café mistaken for Agnieszka (uncredited)
Janusz Ziejewski
as Man watching Agnieszka from a car (uncredited)
Sonja Ziemann
as Agnieszka Walicka
Emil Karewicz
as Zawadzki
Roman Kłosowski
as Thug on Agnieszka's street (uncredited)
Marian Łącz
as Thug on Agnieszka's street (uncredited)
Adam Mularczyk
as Thug on Agnieszka's street (uncredited)
Lech Ordon
as "Duduś", Ela's "fiancé" (uncredited)
Halina Buyno-Łoza
as Piotr's neighbor (uncredited)
Helena Gruszecka
as Agnieszka's neighbor (uncredited)
Antoni Jurasz
as Thug on Agnieszka's street (uncredited)
Czesław Roszkowski
as Agnieszka's neighbor (uncredited)
Jan Świderski
as Journalist
Mieczysław Czechowicz
as Thug on Agnieszka's Street (uncredited)
Wiktor Grotowicz
as Man in Zieleniak pub (uncredited)
Józef Pieracki
as Drunkard in Zieleniak pub (uncredited)
Włodzimierz Skoczylas
as "Pimpuś", Ela's "fiancé" (uncredited)
Tadeusz Łomnicki
as Grzegorz Walicki, Agnieszka's brother
Kazimierz Dejunowicz
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Kazimierz Stankiewicz
as Thug on Agnieszka's street (uncredited)
Bum Krüger
as Stefan Walicki, Agnieszka's father
Roman Hubczenko
as Accomodation Department Clerk
Cezary Julski
as Rysiek, thug on Agnieszka's street (uncredited)
