Man on the Tracks

Name: Man on the Tracks
Director: Andrzej Munk
Released: 1957
Duration: 81 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Kazimierz Opalinski, Zygmunt Maciejewski, Zygmunt Zintel, Zygmunt Listkiewicz, Roman Klosowski

1957 · 81 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 852 VOTES · DIR. Andrzej Munk

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?

Dialogue Timeline — 616 lines

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00:00:19 MAN ON THE TRACKS

00:05:19 That's true. You are not a railway worker.

00:07:06 This is engineer Orzechowski.

00:08:56 I had to teach coal efficiency, longer runs, and limit repairs.

00:10:38 but you're lagging behind when it comes to saving on coal. Why?

00:13:15 I decided to change his assistant thereby breaking up his little team.

00:15:22 Our team will sign a contract to burn inferior types of coal.

00:18:08 From the locomotive.

00:20:28 Maybe Orzechowski also had ambition.

00:22:28 Because of Orzechowski. Will you transfer me?

00:25:50 With Orzechowski.

00:29:47 I can defend myself.

00:36:07 Unless some brat has a grudge against you.

00:40:18 Somebody pick up my cap.

00:46:54 ''Farmer, your enemy has contaminated your water.''

00:50:32 Tomorrow's meeting is in the new hall.

00:53:17 Where's Orzechowski?

00:56:19 We also know he didn't incite any sabotage, Mr. Warda.

00:58:28 I do.

00:59:57 I turned on both lights. They were on.

01:01:55 People saw him at the station.

01:04:12 You'd rather say he was a lunatic, wouldn't you, Mr. Konarski?

01:09:13 But not right now. There's no train, yet.

01:14:57 Yes. That is, when I'm not on duty.

Cast & Characters

Kazimierz Opalinski Wladyslaw Orzechowski Zygmunt Maciejewski Station-Master Tuszka Zygmunt Zintel Witold Salata Zygmunt Listkiewicz Stanislaw Zapora Roman Klosowski Marek Nowak Kazimierz Fabisiak Konarski Ludoslaw Kozlowski Karas Janusz Bylczynski Warda Stanislaw Marecki Party secretary at the engine shed Józef Para Railwayman

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed616

Dialogue density7.6 lines / min

First line00:00:19

Final line01:14:57

Production Record

DirectorAndrzej Munk

LanguagePolish

IMDb votes852