Man on the Tracks (1957)

Drama
Mystery

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?

Cast

Władysław Orzechowski
Zofia Sałata
Orzechowski's wife
Jankowski
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Sleeping Railwayman (uncredited)
Conductor chasing Zapora (uncredited)
Conductor (uncredited)
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Witold Sałata
Man doing Business at a Train Platform (uncredited)
Stanisław Zapora
Marek Nowak
Party Secretary
Railwayman

Crew

Director of Photography
Costume Design
Makeup Designer
Production Manager
Production Design
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Camera Operator
Assistant Camera
Lighting Technician
Assistant Production Design
Construction Foreman
Sound Assistant
Sound Assistant
Still Photographer
Unit Manager
Script Supervisor