The Eighth Day
The Eighth Day

The Eighth Day

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1996
1h 58m
7.3(303 votes)
Drama

Overview

Georges has Down syndrome, living at a mental-institution, Harry is a busy businessman, giving lectures for young aspiring salesmen. He is successful in his business life, but his social life is a disaster since his wife left him and took their two children with her. This weekend his children came by train to meet him, but Harry, working as always, forgot to pick them up. Neither his wife or his children want to see him again and he is driving around on the country roads, anguished and angry. He almost runs over Georges, on the run from the institution since everybody else went home with their parents except him, whose mother is dead. Harry tries to get rid of Georges but he won't leave his new friend. Eventually a special friendship forms between the two of them, a friendship which makes Harry a different person.

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Production Companies

Working Title Films
TF1 Films Production
RTL-TVi

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

45 members
Acting

Daniel Auteuil

Harry

Daniel Auteuil
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Pascal Duquenne

Georges

Pascal Duquenne
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Miou-Miou

Julie

Miou-Miou
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Henri Garcin

Bank manager

Henri Garcin
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Isabelle Sadoyan

Georges' Mother

Isabelle Sadoyan
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Fabienne Loriaux

Fabienne, Georges's sister

Fabienne Loriaux
Camera

Juliette Van Dormael

Juliette

Juliette Van Dormael
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Sabrina Leurquin

Snack waitress

Sabrina Leurquin
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Dieudonné Kabongo

Dustman

Dieudonné Kabongo
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Michele Maes

Nathalie

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Alice van Dormael

Alice

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Marie-Pierre Meinzel

Shoe store saleswoman

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Laszlo Harmati

Luis Mariano

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Dominique Lecat

Band Member

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Roland De Pauw

TV Chef

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Jo De Backer

Bridegroom

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Lotfi Yahya Jedidi

Dustman

Lotfi Yahya Jedidi
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André Simon

Tramp

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Monique Florin

Nathalie's mother

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Jean Bollery

Nathalie's father

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Jean-Henri Compère

Educator

Jean-Henri Compère
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Dominic Gould

Harry's colleague

Dominic Gould
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Josse De Pauw

Policeman of police station

Josse De Pauw
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Alexandre von Sivers

Doctor

Alexandre von Sivers
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Christian Hecq

Shoe store manager

Christian Hecq
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Saleem Ebrahim

Hindu

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Crew

Rémy Julienne

Lorry driver

Rémy Julienne
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Didier De Neck

Fabienne's husband

Didier De Neck
Writing

Pierre Godeau

George's nephew

Pierre Godeau
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Marie Godeau

Georges' niece

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Éric De Staercke

Snack waiter

Éric De Staercke
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Olivier Gourmet

Father in restaurant

Olivier Gourmet
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Hélène Roussel

Julie's mother

Hélène Roussel
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Tam Vo

Japanese pianist

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Didier Ferney

Showroom salesman

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Marc Schreiber

Showroom salesman

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Yves Degen

Showroom manager

Yves Degen
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Georges Siatidis

Showroom policeman

Georges Siatidis
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Raymond Lescot

Bigwig

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Bernard Eylenbosch

Dancing boy

Bernard Eylenbosch
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Gérard Hernandez

(voice)

Gérard Hernandez
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Patricia Houyoux

(voice)

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Jacqueline Ghaye

(voice)

Jacqueline Ghaye
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Freddy Bournane

Dustman (uncredited)

Freddy Bournane
Production

Christopher Granier-Deferre

English teacher (voice) (uncredited)

Christopher Granier-Deferre

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