Man on the Tracks
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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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Cast
21 people
Kazimierz Opaliński
Władysław Orzechowski
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Zygmunt Maciejewski
Tuszka
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Zygmunt Zintel
Witold Sałata
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Mother Joan of the Angels
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Zygmunt Listkiewicz
Stanisław Zapora
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Roman Kłosowski
Marek Nowak
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Kazimierz Fabisiak
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Ludosław Kozłowski
Karaś
Janusz Bylczyński
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Passenger
Stanisław Marecki
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A Round Week
Józef Para
Railwayman
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Vabank
Stanisław Jaworski
Franek
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Farewells
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Celina Klimczak
Zofia Sałata
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Andrzej Munk Director · Jerzy Stefan Stawiński Screenplay Romuald Kropat Cinematographer
First release January 17, 1957 · Produced in Poland · Production Zespól Filmowy "Kadr"
Production
Zespół Filmowy Kadr
Production
Zespól Filmowy "Kadr"
Production
Poland
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Original title
Człowiek na torze
Original language
Polish
Spoken on screen
Polish
Release dates
Poland · January 17, 1957
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
March 11, 1959 · Theatrical
XC
July 26, 1957 · Theatrical
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