Man on the Tracks

The story of an experienced train driver dismissed based on a false accusation of sabotaging the new working ethics. After his tragic death, each of his colleagues paints a different picture of the man who, as we learn eventually, sacrificed his life to save the train and its passengers.

Based on Stefan Stawiński’s short story Tajemnica maszynisty Orzechowskiego [The Secret of Orzechowski the Train Driver].

directed by: Andrzej Munk

written by: Jerzy Stefan Stawiński, Andrzej Munk

director of photography: Romuald Kropat

production design: Roman Mann

costume design: Halina Krzyżanowska

make-up: Jadwiga Świętosławska, Zofia Macińska

sound: Józef Bartczak

edited by: Jadwiga Zajiček

cast: Kazimierz Opaliński, Zygmunt Maciejewski, Zygmunt Zintel, Zygmunt Listkiewicz, Roman Kłosowski

production: Zespół Filmowy Kadr

production manager: Wilhelm Hollender