Man on the Tracks
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Man on the Tracks is a 1956 Polish drama film by Andrzej Munk that critically examines Stalinist-era injustices through the investigation of a railway worker’s mysterious death.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Polish film
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film ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Poland ⓘ |
| countryOfProduction | Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Andrzej Munk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorNationality | Polish ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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political drama ⓘ social drama ⓘ |
| language | Polish ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | railway worker ⓘ |
| medium | cinema ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | investigation ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique | multiple perspectives ⓘ |
| notableFor | early critique of Stalinism in Polish cinema ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Człowiek na torze NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Polish Film School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | The film investigates the mysterious death of a railway worker, gradually revealing political and social tensions of the Stalinist era. ⓘ |
| productionEra | post-Stalinist thaw in Poland ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Andrzej Munk
NERFINISHED
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Jerzy Stefan Stawiński NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Stalinist era ⓘ |
| subject |
individual versus system
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railway industry ⓘ state authority ⓘ |
| theme |
Stalinist-era injustices
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abuse of power ⓘ bureaucracy ⓘ workers’ rights ⓘ |
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