Człowiek na torze (1957)

Man on the Tracks

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?

Człowiek na torze

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Kazimierz Opaliński
Kazimierz Opaliński
as Władysław Orzechowski
Zygmunt Maciejewski
Zygmunt Maciejewski
as Tuszka
Zygmunt Zintel
Zygmunt Zintel
as Witold Sałata
Zygmunt Listkiewicz
Zygmunt Listkiewicz
as Stanisław Zapora
Roman Kłosowski
Roman Kłosowski
as Marek Nowak
Kazimierz Fabisiak
Kazimierz Fabisiak
as Konarski
Ludosław Kozłowski
Ludosław Kozłowski
as Karaś
Janusz Bylczyński
Janusz Bylczyński
as Warda
Stanisław Marecki
Stanisław Marecki
as Party Secretary
Józef Para
Józef Para
as Railwayman
Stanisław Jaworski
Stanisław Jaworski
as Franek
Celina Klimczak
Celina Klimczak
as Zofia Sałata
Natalia Szymańska
Natalia Szymańska
as Orzechowski's wife
Józef Nowak
Józef Nowak
as Jankowski
Janusz Paluszkiewicz
Janusz Paluszkiewicz
as Krokus
Eugenia Herman
Eugenia Herman
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Roman Hubczenko
Roman Hubczenko
as Sleeping Railwayman (uncredited)
Józef Kalita
Józef Kalita
as Conductor chasing Zapora (uncredited)
Zygmunt Malawski
Zygmunt Malawski
as Conductor (uncredited)
Dobrosław Mater
Dobrosław Mater
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Leon Niemczyk
Leon Niemczyk
as Man doing Business at a Train Platform (uncredited)

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Roman Mann
Roman Mann
Production Design
Andrzej Munk
Andrzej Munk
Director
Jadwiga Swiętosławska
Jadwiga Swiętosławska
Makeup Designer
Wilhelm Hollender
Wilhelm Hollender
Production Manager
Józef Bartczak
Józef Bartczak
Sound
Zofia Macinska
Zofia Macinska
Makeup Designer
Julian Glowacki
Julian Glowacki
Lighting Technician
Czesław Grabowski
Czesław Grabowski
Assistant Camera
Jarosław Świtoniak
Jarosław Świtoniak
Assistant Production Design
Franciszek Garczyński
Franciszek Garczyński
Construction Foreman
Jerzy Bolesławski
Jerzy Bolesławski
Sound Assistant
Romuald Hajnberg
Romuald Hajnberg
Unit Manager
Baruch Łazarow
Baruch Łazarow
Still Photographer
Zofia Suchecka
Zofia Suchecka
Script Supervisor
Zygmunt Wójcik
Zygmunt Wójcik
Unit Manager
T. Bielecki
T. Bielecki
Sound Assistant
Michał Sosiński
Michał Sosiński
Unit Manager
Andrzej Munk
Andrzej Munk
Writer
Jerzy Stefan Stawiński
Jerzy Stefan Stawiński
Screenplay
Jerzy Stefan Stawiński
Jerzy Stefan Stawiński
Story
Mirosława Garlicka
Mirosława Garlicka
Co-Editor
Jakub Goldberg
Jakub Goldberg
Assistant Director
Jan Laskowski
Jan Laskowski
Camera Operator
Paweł Komorowski
Paweł Komorowski
Assistant Director
Ryszard Pluciński
Ryszard Pluciński
Assistant Director
Romuald Kropat
Romuald Kropat
Director of Photography
Halina Dobrowolska
Halina Dobrowolska
Costume Design
Jadwiga Zajiček
Jadwiga Zajiček
Editor

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