The Railroad Man
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Train operator Andrea Marcocci has to witness the suicide of a desperate man who jumps in front of his train. Under the influence of this shock he starts making mistakes. A check up by a doctor reveals that he's at the brink of becoming an alcoholic. Due to this evaluation he is degraded and must accept a salary cut.
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Cast
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Pietro Germi
Andrea Marcocci
Known for
The Facts of Murder
Luisa Della Noce
Sara Marcocci
Known for
Juliet of the Spirits
Sylva Koscina
Giulia Marcocci
Known for
Lisa and the Devil
Ace
Saro Urzì
Gigi Liverani
Known for
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
Seduced and Abandoned
Carlo Giuffrè
Renato Borghi
Known for
Pinocchio
The Girl with a Pistol
Renato Speziali
Marcello Marcocci
Also in
Gli scontenti
Sword Without a Country
Edoardo Nevola
Sandro Marcocci
Also in
L'uomo dai calzoni corti
Gian Burrasca's Diary
Antonio Acqua
Il commissario
Known for
Divorce Italian Style
The Traffic Policeman
Lilia Landi
Known for
The White Sheik
Il Grido
Gustavo Serena
Known for
47 Talking Corpses
Franco Fantasia
L'autista
Known for
Sandokan
Slave of the Cannibal God
Riccardo Garrone
L'amico di Marcello
Known for
La Dolce Vita
Sherlock Hound
Pietro Germi Director · Luciano Vincenzoni Screenplay Ennio De Concini Screenplay
First release April 29, 1956 · Produced in Italy · Production Ponti-De Laurentiis Cinematografica
Production
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Production
Ponti-De Laurentiis Cinematografica
Production
Italy
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Languages
Original title
Il ferroviere
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
France · April 29, 1956
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Italy · November 21, 1956
Theatrical · Rome
No release date listed for United States.
Italy
June 7, 1956 · Premiere · Bari Film Festival
November 23, 1956 · Theatrical · Milan
November 30, 1956 · Theatrical · Turin
Romania
January 12, 1957 · Theatrical
Russia
September 2, 1958 · Theatrical
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