Man on the Tracks
Synopsis
One night in 1950 a passenger train runs over a man, who turns out to be the veteran train engineer Władysław Orzechowski, knows 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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Principal cast & crew: 16
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Edited by Jadwiga ZajicekShot by Romuald KropatDesigned by Roman Mann
Also known as
- Der Mann auf den Schienende
- Man on the Tracksen
- Sangre sobre los rieleses
- Un homme sur la voiefr
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16 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Kazimierz Opalinski
as Wladyslaw Orzechowski
Zygmunt Maciejewski
as Station-Master Tuszka
Zygmunt Zintel
as Witold Salata
Zygmunt Listkiewicz
as Stanislaw Zapora
Roman Klosowski
as Marek Nowak
Kazimierz Fabisiak
as Konarski
Ludoslaw Kozlowski
as Karas
Janusz Bylczynski
as Warda
Stanislaw Marecki
as Party secretary at the engine shed
Jozef Para
as Railwayman
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