The Siding (1968)
Overview
A journalist is preparing to take a train trip, when he is confronted by the spirit of professor Ryszpans who tells what happened to him. When he boarded a train standing on a siding, he encountered trackman Wiór with a newspaper informing about the crash of the train and the death of several passengers, including professor Ryszpans. The professor is joined by engineer Zniesławski, who has also heard of the impending disaster and is interested in it from the technical side. On hearing the news of an approaching catastrophe, other passengers leave the train in panic at the next station. However, trackman Wiór manages to hypnotize several travelers who continue with the journey. Ryszpans hears a roar and sees objects crumbling around him, and then turns into a shadow. After hearing the story, the journalist resigns from his train trip.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | pl |
| Popularity | 0.945 |
Directed By
Ryszard Ber
Crew
Tadeusz Wieżan
Tadeusz Wybult
Leonard Mokicz
Jerzy Szeski
Małgorzata Jaworska
Tomira Matyjaszkiewicz
Romualda Baszkiewicz
Stefan Grabiński
Krzysztof Teodor Toeplitz
B. Dittwald
Teresa Tyburska
Zbigniew Kowalczyk
Irena Jasińska
M. Dworakowska
Jan Szymański
Maria Starzeńska
Janusz Łęski
Kazimierz Madejski
Józef Bakalarski
Józef Kasprzak
Edward Kłosowicz
Tomasz Miernowski
Ryszard Ber
TOP CAST
Jacek Woszczerowicz
Wawrzyniec Wiór
Jan Koecher
Professor Edward Ryszpans
Kazimierz Rudzki
Author
Ryszard Pietruski
Engineer Zniesławski
Zofia Jamry
Blonde Passenger
Lech Ordon
Laughing Passenger
Wojciech Zagórski
Passenger
Jadwiga Wejcman
Passenger with a Doll
Krzysztof Litwin
Passenger with a Boquet
Witold Dederko
Musician Passenger
Leonard Andrzejewski
Coach Driver (uncredited)
Janusz Kłosiński
Passenger (uncredited)
Wojciech Rajewski
Passenger with Children (uncredited)
Michał Żołnierkiewicz
Passenger (uncredited)
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