''Night Train'' (

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...

: ''Pociąg''), also known as ''The Train'', or ''Baltic Express'', is a 1959 Polish film directed by

Jerzy Kawalerowicz Jerzy Franciszek Kawalerowicz (19 January 1922 – 27 December 2007) was a Polish film director, screenwriter and politician, having been a member of Polish United Workers' Party from 1954 until its dissolution in 1990 and a deputy in Polish pa ...

and starring

Zbigniew Cybulski Zbigniew Hubert Cybulski (; 3 November 1927 – 8 January 1967) was a Polish film and theatre actor, one of the best-known and most popular personalities of the post-World War II history of Poland. He is known for portraying young rebels i ...

Lucyna Winnicka Lucyna Winnicka (14 July 1928 – 22 January 2013) was a Polish actress. She appeared in 21 films between 1954 and 1978. She played the lead role in the film '' Mother Joan of the Angels'', which won the Special Jury Prize at the 1961 Can ...

and

Leon Niemczyk Leon Stanisław Niemczyk (15 December 1923 – 29 November 2006) was a Polish actor. Niemczyk developed into a leading box-office star throughout the 1960s, known for serious dramas, including historical dramas and war films. He appeared in over ...

. ''Night Train'' received numerous awards including the

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, and the Best Foreign Actress at the 1959

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awarded to Lucyna Winnicka for her role as Marta in ''Night Train''. American filmmaker

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recognized the film as one of the masterpieces of

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and in 2013 he selected it for screening alongside films such as ''

Ashes and Diamonds ''Ashes and Diamonds'' ( Polish original: ''Popiół i diament'', literally: ''Ash and Diamond'') is a 1948 novel by the Polish writer Jerzy Andrzejewski. The story takes place during the last few days of World War II in Europe, and describes t ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' The Promised Land'' in the

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and

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as part of the '' Martin Scorsese Presents: Masterpieces of Polish Cinema'' festival of Polish films.

Plot

Two strangers, Jerzy (

) and Marta (

), accidentally end up holding tickets for the same sleeping chamber on an overnight train to the

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; and reluctantly agree to share the 2-bed single-gender compartment. Also on board is Marta's spurned lover Staszek (

), unwilling to accept her decision to break up after a short term affair, and leave her alone. When the police enter the train in search of a murderer on the lam, rumors fly and everything seems to point toward one of the main characters as the culprit.

Cast

- Marta *

- Jerzy *

- Staszek *

Teresa Szmigielówna Teresa Szmigielówna (9 October 1929 – 24 September 2013) was a Polish actress. She appeared in more than sixty films from 1951 to 2012. Filmography References External links * 1929 births 2013 deaths Polish film actresses ...

- Lawyer's Wife *

Helena Dąbrowska Helena Dąbrowska (26 June 1923 – 31 May 2003) was a Polish actress. She appeared in more than twenty films and television shows between 1954 and 1981. Filmography References External links * 1923 births 2003 deaths Polish film ...

- Train Controller *

Ignacy Machowski Ignacy Machowski (5 July 1920 – 11 January 2001) was a Polish actor. He appeared in more than fifty films from 1954 to 1999. Filmography References External links * 1920 births 2001 deaths Burials at Powązki Cemetery Polish mal ...

- Passenger * Roland Głowacki - Murderer *

Aleksander Sewruk Aleksander Sewruk (17 January 1912 – 23 November 1974) was a Polish actor. He appeared in more than 20 films between 1954 and 1974. At the 1st Moscow International Film Festival he won a Silver Medal for acting for his role in the film ' ...

- Lawyer *

Zygmunt Zintel Zygmunt Zintel (2 April 1911, Warsaw – 30 September 1990, Łódź) was a Polish theater, film, and television, actor, and teacher. He was also a soldier for Poland during the Invasion of Poland. Biography In the years from 1929 to 1932, he took ...

- Passenger Suffering from Insomnia *

Tadeusz Gwiazdowski Tadeusz Gwiazdowski (1 September 1918 – 12 December 1983) was a Polish actor. He appeared in more than 30 films and television shows between 1957 and 1981. Filmography References External links * 1918 births 1983 deaths Polish ...

- Train Controller *

Witold Skaruch Witold Skaruch (11 January 1930 – 17 February 2010) was a Polish character actor and director. He appeared in films, television shows and miniseries from 1953 until 2009. Skaruch, who was born in Ciechanów, Poland, began his professional actin ...

- Priest *

Michał Gazda Michał () is a Polish and Sorbian form of Michael and may refer to: * Michał Bajor (born 1957), Polish actor and musician * Michał Chylinski (born 1986), Polish basketball player * Michał Drzymała (1857–1937), Polish rebel * Michał Heller ...

- Passenger Flirting with Lawyer's Wife * Zygmunt Malawski - Policeman

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Night Train 1959 films 1950s mystery films 1959 crime films Polish crime films Polish mystery films 1950s Polish-language films Films directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz Rail transport films Films set in Poland KADR films

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Cast

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