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The Eighth Day
What a difference a day makes…
1996 · 1h 58m · N/A
Drama
Directed by
Jaco Van Dormael
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The Eighth Day
Overview
An unusual and wonderful friendship develops between a busy but unhappy salesman and a resident of a mental asylum.
Director and cast
- Jaco Van Dormael Director
- Daniel Auteuil as Harry
- Pascal Duquenne as Georges
- Miou-Miou as Julie
- Henri Garcin as Bank manager
- Isabelle Sadoyan as Georges' Mother
- Fabienne Loriaux as Fabienne, Georges's sister
- Juliette Van Dormael as Juliette
- Sabrina Leurquin as Snack waitress
- Dieudonné Kabongo as Dustman
- Michele Maes as Nathalie
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