The Eighth Day of the Week

The Eighth Day of the Week

83 mins | Drama, Romance | Aug. 26, 1958

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 been seen anywhere until its European release one year later.

The Eighth Day of the Week

83 mins | Drama, Romance | Aug. 26, 1958

The Eighth Day of the Week
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 been seen anywhere until its European release one year later.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Central Cinema Company Film (CCC), Zespól Filmowy "Studio"
Original title Ósmy dzień tygodnia
Directors Aleksander Ford
Writers Marek Hlasko, Aleksander Ford

Cast

Sonja Ziemann

as Agnieszka Walicka

Zbigniew Cybulski

as Piotr Terlecki

Tadeusz Łomnicki

as Grzegorz Walicki, Agnieszka's brother

Ilse Steppat

as Mrs. Walicka

Bum Krüger

as Stefan Walicki, Agnieszka's father

Emil Karewicz

as Zawadzki

Jan Świderski

as journalist

Barbara Połomska

as Ela, Agnieszka's friend

Zbigniew Wójcik

as painter

Władysław Dewoyno

as police lieutenant

Alina Borkowski

as dancer

Halina Buyno-Loza

as Piotr's neighbor

Helena Gruszecka

as Agnieszka's neighbor

Czesław Roszkowski

as Agnieszka's neighbor

Cezary Julski

as Rysiek, thug on Agnieszka's street

Antoni Jurasz

as thug on Agnieszka's street

Roman Kłosowski

as thug on Agnieszka's street

Marian Łącz

as thug on Agnieszka's street

Klemens Mielczarek

as thug on Agnieszka's street

Adam Mularczyk

as thug on Agnieszka's street

Kazimierz Stankiewicz

as thug on Agnieszka's street

Janusz Ziejewski

as man watching Agnieszka from a car

Leon Niemczyk

as "Ciapuś", Ela's "fiancé"

Włodzimierz Skoczylas

as "Pimpuś", Ela's "fiancé"

Lech Ordon

as "Duduś", Ela's "fiancé"

Roman Hubczenko

as student

Henryk Modrzewski

as worker at CDT Department Store

Barbara Modelska

as girl in café mistaken for Agnieszka

Janusz Ściwiarski

as accordionist in Zieleniak pub

Józef Pieracki

as drunkard in Zieleniak pub

Wiktor Grotowicz

as man in Zieleniak pub

Mieczysław Czechowicz

as bandzior z ulicy na której mieszkają Waliccy (uncredited)