Rent Night Train (1959)
3.9 of 5 from 75 ratings
1h 34min
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- Synopsis:
- Kawalerowicz's celebrated film is considered one of the finest achievements of Polish cinema. Employing a classic Hitchcockian premise - two people, one possibly a killer on the run, sharing a compartment on a crowded overnight train - Kawalerowicz turns a thriller into an intriguing character study of ordinary people in unusual circumstances.
- Actors:
- Lucyna Winnicka, Leon Niemczyk, Teresa Szmigielówna, Zbigniew Cybulski, Helena Dabrowska, Ignacy Machowski, Roland Glowacki, Aleksander Sewruk, Zygmunt Zintel, Tadeusz Gwiazdowski, Witold Skaruch, Michal Gazda, Zygmunt Malawski, Józef Lodynski, Kazimierz Wilamowski
- Directors:
- Jerzy Kawalerowicz
- Writers:
- Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Jerzy Lutowski
- Aka:
- Pociag
- Studio:
- SECOND RUN DVD
- Genres:
- Thrillers
- Collections:
- New waves of Polish Cinema, Top 10 Films By Year, Top 10 Films of 1959, What to watch by country
- Countries:
- Poland
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Brilliant - Night Train review by PH
A black and white Polish film from 1959, recently restored with subtitles, Night Train is set on train moving overnight to the coast with the entertaining passengers pushing along the corridor past each other and the camera. Dialogue is sparse, the sound includes the moving train and an occasional mellow haunting jazz soundtrack.. There is a murderer aboard the train. The main characters are a tense man and an emotional woman. It is a visual delight from start to finish with enough plot to keep you guessing and lots of byplay among the other characters. It would have been fabulous to have been an extra on this film but second best is to watch it.
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