The Eighth Day of the Week
Ósmy dzień tygodnia
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.
1958-08-26
pl
Cast
Director
Aleksander Ford
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
Władysław Dewoyno as MO Lieutenant
Roman Hubczenko as Accomodation Department Clerk
Leon Niemczyk as "Ciapuś", Ela's "fiancé"
Halina Buyno-Łoza as Piotr's neighbor (uncredited)
Mieczysław Czechowicz as Thug on Agnieszka's Street (uncredited)
Kazimierz Dejunowicz as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Wiktor Grotowicz as Man in Zieleniak pub (uncredited)
Helena Gruszecka as Agnieszka's neighbor (uncredited)
Cezary Julski as Rysiek, thug on Agnieszka's street (uncredited)
Antoni Jurasz as Thug on Agnieszka's street (uncredited)
Roman Kłosowski as Thug on Agnieszka's street (uncredited)
Marian Łącz as Thug on Agnieszka's street (uncredited)
Klemens Mielczarek as Thug on Agnieszka's street (uncredited)
Barbara Modelska as Girl in café mistaken for Agnieszka (uncredited)
Henryk Modrzewski as Worker at CDT Department Store (uncredited)
Adam Mularczyk as Thug on Agnieszka's street (uncredited)
Lech Ordon as "Duduś", Ela's "fiancé" (uncredited)
Józef Pieracki as Drunkard in Zieleniak pub (uncredited)
Czesław Roszkowski as Agnieszka's neighbor (uncredited)
Włodzimierz Skoczylas as "Pimpuś", Ela's "fiancé" (uncredited)
Kazimierz Stankiewicz as Thug on Agnieszka's street (uncredited)
Janusz Ziejewski as Man watching Agnieszka from a car (uncredited)
Stanisław Milski as Stefan Walicki (voice) (uncredited)