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Man on the Tracks

Not Rated Drama Mystery

Starring: Kazimierz Opaliński, Zygmunt Maciejewski, Zygmunt Zintel, Zygmunt Listkiewicz, Roman Kłosowski

Writer: Andrzej Munk, Jerzy Stefan Stawiński, Jerzy Stefan Stawiński

Release Date:
January 17, 1957
Ratings:
6.8 / 10
Director:
Andrzej Munk
Companies:
Zespół Filmowy Kadr

Overview

One night in 1950 a passenger train runs over a man, who turns out to be the veteran train engineer Władysław Orzechowski, knows for his old ways and stern demeanor. As the inquiry panel tries to deduce why would a man like Orzechowski jump in front of a moving train several of the people involved in the case are interrogated, each telling their own version of the story. Can the panel arrive at the truth in a world where workers unite, inferior coal is a badge of honor, and the old order is suspect?