Man on the Tracks

Man on the Tracks(1957)

01/17/1957 (US)Drama, Mystery1h 21m
6.8

Overview

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?

Andrzej Munk

Director

Andrzej Munk

Writer

Jerzy Stefan Stawiński

Screenplay

Jerzy Stefan Stawiński

Story