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.

00:07:07 He'll be replacing your mechanic while he's on sick-leave.

00:09:06 the more you'll be convinced.

00:10:47 Precisely. Don't you see what's happening around you?

00:13:29 I was afraid that he wouldn't accept Zapora

00:15:51 I won't sign anything!

00:18:50 People said he was sick. Ischias or something like that.

00:20:50 You were quick to fire him after 40 years of work.

00:23:00 I started working here four years ago.

00:26:17 Good luck.

00:32:39 So much for your punctuality. We'll be late by five minutes.

00:36:33 I don't think you need any help.

00:43:07 All right.

00:48:48 Damn, a fifteen minute delay.

00:51:13 not only by earning less

00:54:05 What's happening here?

00:57:31 You know why we called you here?

00:59:09 I don't remember where Salata was.

01:01:01 Why didn't you leave it at the station? I would have brought it.

01:03:06 What do you mean, at the moment?

01:06:04 Zosia.

01:13:32 - What happened? - Man on the tracks!

01:19:21 THE END

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 line01:19:21

Production Record

DirectorAndrzej Munk

LanguagePolish

IMDb votes852