The Eighth Day of the Week(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 be seen anywhere until its European release one year later.

Genre: Drama, Romance

Director: Aleksander Ford

Actors: Sonja Ziemann, Zbigniew Cybulski, Barbara Polomska, Ilse Steppat, Emil Karewicz, Bum Krüger, Tadeusz Lomnicki, Jan Swiderski, Zbigniew Wójcik, Wladyslaw Dewoyno

Release date: 1958-08-26

Country of origin: Germany, Poland

Length: 1h 23m

Ratings:

• 7.2/10