The Eighth Day of the Week
1958Zbigniew 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.
Acted in
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
Jan Świderski
as Journalist
Zbigniew Wójcik
as Painter
Władysław Dewoyno
as MO Lieutenant
Roman Hubczenko
as Accomodation Department Clerk
Leon Niemczyk
as "Ciapuś", Ela's "fiancé"
Janusz Ściwiarski
as Accordionist in Zieleniak pub
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)
Alina Borkowski
as Dancer (uncredited)
Stanisław Milski
as Stefan Walicki (voice) (uncredited)