When recently retired train operator Wladyslaw Orzechowski is struck and killed by a train, railroad investigators interview those who worked with him to determine whether the death was accidental — or perhaps murder. The investigators learn immediately that Orzechowski was disliked by both his younger coworkers, whom he bullied, and the management, whom he despised. But as the investigation continues, other surprising and unexpected sides of Orzechowski come to light.
Director: Andrzej Munk. AKA Man on the Tracks
Writers: Andrzej Munk, Jerzy Stefan Stawinski (screenplay & story).
Stars: Kazimierz Opalinski, Zygmunt Maciejewski, Zygmunt Zintel, Zygmunt Listkiewicz, Roman Klosowski, Kazimierz Fabisiak, Ludoslaw Kozlowski, Janusz Bylczynski, Stanislaw Marecki, Józef Para, Stanislaw Jaworski, Celina Klimczakówna, Natalia Szymanska, Józef Nowak, Janusz Paluszkiewicz.
Cinematographers: Romuald Kropat, Jerzy Wójcik.
Good film, great restored print.
This is a great film with masterful direction. A kind of 50’s Polish Rashoman that transcends its time and political allusions – and a great train film!