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  1. Man on the Tracks ( Polish: Człowiek na torze) is a 1956 film by Andrzej Munk. [1] [2] [3] Summary. The film tells the story, mostly in flashback, of a railway worker who was fired from his job for alleged sabotage of the Socialist methods of work. [4] [5] Background.

  2. Man on the Tracks: Directed by Andrzej Munk. With Kazimierz Opalinski, Zygmunt Maciejewski, Zygmunt Zintel, Zygmunt Listkiewicz. In 1950, at night, a passenger train kills a man on the tracks.

  3. Man on the Tracks is a 1956 film by Andrzej Munk. It was one of the first films of the Polish Film School and as such influenced the whole generation of young directors who participated in the movement. In 1950, at night, a passenger train kills a man on the tracks. He is Orzechowski, an engineer since 1914. An inquiry immediately follows.

  4. When recently retired train operator Wladyslaw Orzechowski (Kazimierz Opalinski) is struck and killed by a train, railroad investigators interview those who worked with him to determine whether ...

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  5. Man on the Tracks is a film by Andrzej Munk. Although it was filmed before October 1956, it caught the atmosphere of the upcoming thaw. The story about an investigation behind a railway accident seemingly follows the pattern of socialist realist cinema, while in reality it inverts it.

  6. Directed by Andrzej Munk. 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.

  7. In 1950, at night, a passenger train kills a man on the tracks. He is Orzechowski, an engineer since 1914. An inquiry immediately follows. Testimony takes the form of flashbacks. Tuszka, the station master, believes Orzechowski was a saboteur; at least one on the inquiry panel agrees.