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Man on the Tracks

Original title: Czlowiek na torze
  • 1957
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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Man on the Tracks (1957)
Drama

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... Read allIn 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 ag... Read allIn 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... Read all

  • Director
    • Andrzej Munk
  • Writers
    • Andrzej Munk
    • Jerzy Stefan Stawinski
  • Stars
    • Kazimierz Opalinski
    • Zygmunt Maciejewski
    • Zygmunt Zintel
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    750
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Andrzej Munk
    • Writers
      • Andrzej Munk
      • Jerzy Stefan Stawinski
    • Stars
      • Kazimierz Opalinski
      • Zygmunt Maciejewski
      • Zygmunt Zintel
    • 6User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

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    Kazimierz Opalinski
    Kazimierz Opalinski
    • Wladyslaw Orzechowski
    Zygmunt Maciejewski
    Zygmunt Maciejewski
    • Station-Master Tuszka
    Zygmunt Zintel
    Zygmunt Zintel
    • Witold Salata
    Zygmunt Listkiewicz
    Zygmunt Listkiewicz
    • Stanislaw Zapora
    Roman Klosowski
    Roman Klosowski
    • Marek Nowak
    Kazimierz Fabisiak
    Kazimierz Fabisiak
    • Konarski
    Ludoslaw Kozlowski
    • Karas
    Janusz Bylczynski
    Janusz Bylczynski
    • Warda
    Stanislaw Marecki
    • Party secretary at the engine shed
    • (as Stanislaw Marzec-Marecki)
    Józef Para
    Józef Para
    • Railwayman
    Stanislaw Jaworski
    • Franek
    Celina Klimczakówna
    Celina Klimczakówna
    • Zofia Salata
    • (as Alina Klimczak)
    Natalia Szymanska
    Natalia Szymanska
    • Orzechowska
    Józef Nowak
    Józef Nowak
    • Jankowski
    Janusz Paluszkiewicz
    Janusz Paluszkiewicz
    • Krokus
    Eugenia Herman
    Eugenia Herman
    • Train passenger
    • (uncredited)
    Leon Niemczyk
    Leon Niemczyk
    • Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Andrzej Munk
    • Writers
      • Andrzej Munk
      • Jerzy Stefan Stawinski
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    • 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.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Station-Master Tuszka: It is stuffy in here.

    • Connections
      Featured in Lekcja polskiego kina (2002)

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    10/10
    Czlowiek Na Torze: An ambitious Andrzej Munk film about railway workers in Poland.
    As means of transport, trains have a certain mystical quality attached to them. This has a lot to do with the fact that whenever trains fail or succeed in carrying out their tasks of moving passengers from one place to another, it is not only them which fail or succeed as machines as the blame is attributed to a whole range of persons whose jobs are related to trains. It is precisely keeping this thing in mind that Polish director Andrzej Munk set out to direct "Czlowiek Na Torze", a film about the lives of Polish railway workers. His film questions the role of a dead railway worker who went much too far in the course of his job before after having been being fired by the authorities. This film was made possible with the help of Polish Railway employees who are shown to wisely tackle differences at work place. The film begins with a nicely shot sequence of a train driven by a steam engine. It is worth mentioning that the camera has been placed so meticulously that one could see the actual train chugging marvelously on the tracks. The film is replete with nicely shot scenes of this kind which capture each moment of what it is being in a situation related to trains.
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    • Release date
      • January 17, 1957 (Poland)
    • Country of origin
      • Poland
    • Language
      • Polish
    • Also known as
      • Человек на рельсах
    • Filming locations
      • Zdunska Wola, Lódzkie, Poland
    • Production company
      • Studio Filmowe Kadr
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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