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 be seen anywhere until its European release one year later.

Sonja Ziemann

(Agnieszka Walicka)

Zbigniew Cybulski

(Piotr Terlecki)

Barbara Połomska

(Ela, Agnieszka's friend)

Ilse Steppat

Emil Karewicz

Bum Krüger

(Stefan Walicki, Agnieszka's father)

Tadeusz Łomnicki

(Grzegorz Walicki, Agnieszka's brother)

Jan Świderski

Zbigniew Wójcik

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))

Roman Kłosowski

(Thug on Agnieszka's street (uncredited))

Marian Łącz

(Thug on Agnieszka's street (uncredited))

Klemens Mielczarek

(Thug on Agnieszka's street (uncredited))

Barbara Modelska

(Girl in café mistaken for Agnieszka (uncredited))

Henryk Modrzewski

(Worker at CDT Department Store (uncredited))

Adam Mularczyk

(Thug on Agnieszka's street (uncredited))

Lech Ordon

("Duduś", Ela's "fiancé" (uncredited))

Józef Pieracki

(Drunkard in Zieleniak pub (uncredited))

Czesław Roszkowski

(Agnieszka's neighbor (uncredited))

Włodzimierz Skoczylas

("Pimpuś", Ela's "fiancé" (uncredited))

Kazimierz Stankiewicz

(Thug on Agnieszka's street (uncredited))

Janusz Ziejewski

(Man watching Agnieszka from a car (uncredited))

Alina Borkowski

(Dancer (uncredited))

Stanisław Milski

(Stefan Walicki (voice) (uncredited))