Man on the Tracks (1957)
Czwowiek na torze (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 29min
- Drama
- 17 Jan 1957 (Poland)
- Movie
- 1 win & 1 nomination.
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| Kazimierz Opalinski | ... |
Wladyslaw Orzechowski
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| Zygmunt Maciejewski | ... |
Station-Master Tuszka
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| Zygmunt Zintel | ... |
Witold Salata
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| Zygmunt Listkiewicz | ... |
Stanislaw Zapora
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| Roman Klosowski | ... |
Marek Nowak
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| Kazimierz Fabisiak | ... |
Konarski
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Ludoslaw Kozlowski | ... |
Karas
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| Janusz Bylczynski | ... |
Warda
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Stanislaw Marecki | ... |
Party secretary at the engine shed
(as Stanislaw Marzec-Marecki)
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| Józef Para | ... |
Railwayman
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Stanislaw Jaworski | ... |
Franek
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| Celina Klimczakówna | ... |
Zofia Salata
(as Alina Klimczak)
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| Natalia Szymanska | ... |
Orzechowska
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| Józef Nowak | ... |
Jankowski
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| Janusz Paluszkiewicz | ... |
Krokus
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| Eugenia Herman | ... |
Train passenger (uncredited)
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| Leon Niemczyk | ... |
Passenger (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Andrzej Munk | ||
Written by
| Andrzej Munk | ... | () |
| Jerzy Stefan Stawinski | ... | (screenplay) |
| Jerzy Stefan Stawinski | ... | (story) |
Cinematography by
| Romuald Kropat | ||
| Jerzy Wójcik | ||
Editing by
| Jadwiga Zajicek | ||
Editorial Department
| Miroslawa Garlicka | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Roman Mann | ||
Costume Design by
| Halina Dobrowolska | ... | (as Halina Krzyzanowska) |
Makeup Department
| Zofia Macinska | ... | makeup artist |
| Jadwiga Swietoslawska | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jakub Goldberg | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Józef Bartczak | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Czeslaw Grabowski | ... | assistant camera |
| Jan Laskowski | ... | camera operator |
| Baruh Lazarov | ... | still photographer |
Additional Crew
| Rafal Dabrowski | ... | reconstruction |
| Michal Sosinski | ... | production assistant |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Royal Films (1961) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Telewizja Polska (TVP) - I Program (1957) (Poland) (tv)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In 1950, at night, a passenger train kills a man on the tracks. He is Orzechowski, an engineer since 1914. An inquiry immediately follows. Testimony takes the form of flashbacks. Tuszka, the station master, believes Orzechowski was a saboteur; at least one on the inquiry panel agrees. Zapora, the young engineer on the train that hit Orzechowski, gives more complicated testimony about the dead man - stiff-necked, proud, imperious, critical of Zapora and other younger workers. The signalman at the crossing where Orzechowski died also testifies. 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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Did You Know?
| Goofs | In station-master's flashback that is said to take place 'before World War 2', he is a conductor on a steam locomotive Pt47 introduced in 1947. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Lesson of Polish Cinema (2002). See more » |
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[last lines]
Station-Master Tuszka: It is stuffy in here. See more » |