The Eighth Day of the Week

Overview

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.

Release Date

26 August 1958

83 minutes

Director

Main Cast

Agnieszka Walicka
Piotr Terlecki
Ela, Agnieszka's friend
Mrs. Walicka
Stefan Walicki, Agnieszka's father
Grzegorz Walicki, Agnieszka's brother
Journalist
MO Lieutenant
Accomodation Department Clerk
"Ciapuś", Ela's "fiancé"

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