The Eighth Day
“What a difference a day makes…”
An unusual and wonderful friendship develops between a busy but unhappy salesman and a resident of a mental asylum.
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Cast
45 people
Daniel Auteuil
Harry
Known for
Caché
La Belle Époque
Pascal Duquenne
Georges
Known for
Toto the Hero
Lumière & Company
Miou-Miou
Julie
Known for
Dumped
Germinal
Henri Garcin
Bank manager
Known for
The Pink Panther
The Woman Next Door
Isabelle Sadoyan
Georges' Mother
Known for
The Country Doctor
Three Colors: Blue
Fabienne Loriaux
Fabienne, Georges's sister
Known for
Sister Smile
Juliette Van Dormael
Juliette
Also in
Mr. Nobody
Sabrina Leurquin
Snack waitress
Known for
Baxter
Dieudonné Kabongo
Dustman
Known for
The Ax
Michele Maes
Nathalie
No other roles listed
Alice van Dormael
Alice
Known for
Toto the Hero
Marie-Pierre Meinzel
Shoe store saleswoman
Also in
Hey Stranger
My Name is Victor
Jaco Van Dormael Director · Pierre van Dormael Composer Walther van den Ende Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $33M · United States release March 7, 1997 · Produced in Belgium, France, United Kingdom
Box office
Worldwide gross
$33,000,000
Production
D. A. Films
Production
Working Title
Production
Pan-Européenne
Production
TF1 Films Production
Production
RTL-TVi
Production
StudioCanal
Studio
Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée
Production
Eurimages
Production
Belgium · France · United Kingdom
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Languages
Original title
Le Huitième Jour
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · May 1, 1996
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · May 22, 1996
Theatrical
United States · March 7, 1997
Theatrical
United States
October 1, 1996 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
Argentina
July 25, 1996 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 12, 1997 · Theatrical
Canada
June 21, 1996 · Theatrical
Czechia
March 6, 1997 · Theatrical
Denmark
August 15, 1997 · Theatrical
France
December 3, 2025 · TV · Novo19
Germany
December 5, 1996 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
September 4, 1997 · Theatrical
Hungary
January 1, 1998 · Theatrical
Italy
October 4, 1996 · Theatrical
Japan
May 24, 1997 · Theatrical
Mexico
September 5, 1997 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 7, 1996 · Theatrical
August 7, 2014 · Physical · DVD
Poland
May 28, 1997 · Theatrical
Portugal
July 11, 1997 · Theatrical
Singapore
April 7, 1997 · Premiere · Singapore International Film Festival
South Korea
September 1, 1996 · Premiere · Pusan International Film Festival
October 26, 1996 · Theatrical
Spain
October 18, 1996 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 17, 1997 · Theatrical
Switzerland
May 24, 1996 · Theatrical · French
August 2, 1996 · Theatrical · German
Türkiye
August 30, 1996 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 7, 1996 · Theatrical
Uruguay
June 27, 1997 · Theatrical
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