Released:
1957-01-17

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?

Director:
Andrzej Munk

Runtime:
1h 21min

Genre:
Drama, Mystery

• Cast:
• 
  Kazimierz Opaliński
  as
  Władysław Orzechowski
• 
  Zygmunt Maciejewski
  as
  Tuszka
• 
  Zygmunt Zintel
  as
  Witold Sałata
• 
  Zygmunt Listkiewicz
  as
  Stanisław Zapora
• 
  Roman Kłosowski
  as
  Marek Nowak