
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?

as Władysław Orzechowski

as Tuszka

as Witold Sałata

as Stanisław Zapora

as Marek Nowak

as Konarski

as Karaś

as Warda

as Party Secretary

as Railwayman

as Franek

as Zofia Sałata

as Orzechowski's wife

as Jankowski

as Krokus

as Train Passenger (uncredited)

as Sleeping Railwayman (uncredited)

as Conductor chasing Zapora (uncredited)

as Conductor (uncredited)

as Train Passenger (uncredited)

as Man doing Business at a Train Platform (uncredited)