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Man on the Tracks - Czlowiek na Torze DVD
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This product was added to our catalog on Monday 05 October, 2009.
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Based on a short story by J.S. Stawinski, the film is a study of an old railway worker who cannot fit into the contemporary world and its ideals. Devoting his life to his work, he gives his life to save a train. A blatantly anti-Stalinist film dealing with the deteriorating living and working conditions of 1950`s Communist Poland. The story follows an investigation into the mysterious death of a Railway Engineer, and begins to reveal the subtle intricacies of a man who had trouble fitting in with the new standards set by the Communist authorities.
Directed by Andrzej Munk (Eroica, Man on the Tracks, Bad Luck, The Passenger).
Cast: Kazimierz Opalinski, Zygmunt Maciejewski, Zygmunt Zintel, Zygmunt Listkiewicz, Roman Klosowski, Kazimierz Fabisiak, Ludoslaw Kozlowski, Janusz Bylczynski.
Screenplay: Andrzej Munk, Jerzy Stefan Stawinski
Director of Photography:Romuald Kropat, Jerzy Wojcik.
Music: Jan Krenz
1957, Black & White. 87 mins.
Director biography, scene selection, original poster.
In Polish with English Subtitiles. ;
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Richard Brzostek - 08/11/2006 
"Czlowiek na Torze" (Man on the Tracks) is a film about a mysterious death of a railroad worker killed by a train. The suspense of the movie revolves around the events that lead up to the death of the old conductor. We are left wondering if it was a suicide or murder as the investigators try to unravel the mystery.
Several stories and viewpoints are presented as they paint a picture of the man who was once in charge of the train that ran him over. On the one hand, the old conductor was not the most pleasant of fellows, being bossy and demanding; and on the other hand, his young crew saw him as an obstacle in their promotion. We get to sift though the details of their stories to find out what really happened.
To some degree, we are left with no one to clearly root for, as there is no clear hero or villain. But this should not be entirely surprising as we get to see several points of view, which obviously do not present any one person consistently favorable. Overall, "Czlowiek na Torze" is an interesting murder/mystery type of film worth watching. |
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