The Siding
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
27 min
Release Date
1968-02-04
Status
Released
Original Language
Polish
Vote Count
1
Vote Average
5
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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