Man on the Tracks (1957)

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?
- Released
- 1957-01-17
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery
- Runtime
- 81 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Andrzej Munk, Jerzy Stefan Stawiński
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 from 24 votes
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