The Siding

The Siding

27 mins | Mystery | Feb. 4, 1968

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.

The Siding

27 mins | Mystery | Feb. 4, 1968

The Siding
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.
Producers Zespól Filmowy "Studio"
Original title Ślepy tor
Directors Ryszard Ber
Writers Stefan Grabiński, Krzysztof Teodor Toeplitz

Cast

Jacek Woszczerowicz

as dróżnik Wawrzyniec Wiór

Jan Koecher

as profesor Edward Ryszpans

Kazimierz Rudzki

as autor

Ryszard Pietruski

as inżynier Zniesławski

Zofia Jamry

as pasażerka, blondynka

Lech Ordon

as pasażer zaraźliwie śmiejący się

Wojciech Zagórski

as pasażer

Jadwiga Wejcman

as pasażerka z lalką

Krzysztof Litwin

as pasażer z bukietem

Witold Dederko

as pasażer, grajek

Leonard Andrzejewski

as woźnica (nie występuje w napisach)

Janusz Kłosiński

as pasażer (nie występuje w napisach)

Wojciech Rajewski

as pasażer z dziećmi (nie występuje w napisach)

Michał Żołnierkiewicz

as pasażer (nie występuje w napisach)