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Man on the Tracks (1957)

Man on the Tracks poster
Original title
Człowiek na torze
Directed by
Andrzej Munk
Genre
drama film
Country
Poland
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 24 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A railroad worker dies on the tracks. An investigation and flashbacks reveal the man's story and the reasons people saw him as a problem.

suspensefulreflectivesombermysteriousretrospectiveslow-burngrittycerebral

What happens

Man on the Tracks (Polish: Człowiek na torze) is a 1956 film by Andrzej Munk. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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