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The Eighth Day of the Week (1959)
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.
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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.
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Genre:Drama, Romance
Written By:Marek Hłasko, Aleksander Ford
In Theaters:3/23/1959
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Runtime:83 minutes
Studio:CCC Filmkunst, Zespół Filmowy "Studio"
Cast
Aleksander Ford
Director
Sonja Ziemann
Agnieszka Walicka
Zbigniew Cybulski
Piotr Terlecki
Barbara Połomska
Ela, Agnieszka's friend
Ilse Steppat
Mrs. Walicka
Emil Karewicz
Zawadzki
Bum Krüger
Stefan Walicki, Agnieszka's father
Tadeusz Łomnicki
Grzegorz Walicki, Agnieszka's brother
Jan Świderski
Journalist
Zbigniew Wójcik
Painter
Władysław Dewoyno
MO Lieutenant
Roman Hubczenko
Accomodation Department Clerk
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