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May 22, 1996
118 min
Full-HD

The Eighth Day (1996)

An unusual and wonderful friendship develops between a busy but unhappy salesman and a resident of a mental asylum.

Category

Drama

Country

Belgium France United Kingdom

Companies

D. A. Films Working Title Pan-Européenne TF1 Films Production RTL-TVi

Daniel Auteuil

Harry

Pascal Duquenne

Georges

Miou-Miou

Julie

Henri Garcin

Bank manager

Isabelle Sadoyan

Georges' Mother

Fabienne Loriaux

Fabienne, Georges's sister

Juliette Van Dormael

Juliette

Sabrina Leurquin

Snack waitress

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