Man on the Tracks (1957)

Name: Man on the Tracks
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Released: 1957-01-17
Duration: 81 min
Cast: Kazimierz Opaliński, Zygmunt Maciejewski, Zygmunt Zintel, Zygmunt Listkiewicz, Roman Kłosowski

One night in 1950 a passenger train runs over a man, who turns out to be the veteran train engineer Władysław Orzechowski, know 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?

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Released 1957-01-17 · 81 min · Drama, Mystery

Directed by Andrzej Munk

Cast

Kazimierz Opaliński as Władysław Orzechowski
Zygmunt Maciejewski as Tuszka
Zygmunt Zintel as Witold Sałata
Zygmunt Listkiewicz as Stanisław Zapora
Roman Kłosowski as Marek Nowak
Kazimierz Fabisiak as Konarski
Ludosław Kozłowski as Karaś
Janusz Bylczyński as Warda
Stanisław Marecki as Party Secretary
Józef Para as Railwayman
Stanisław Jaworski as Franek
Celina Klimczak as Zofia Sałata
Natalia Szymańska as Orzechowski's wife
Józef Nowak as Jankowski
Janusz Paluszkiewicz as Krokus