
The Eighth Day of the Week

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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.
Production Details
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)
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