The Railroad Man

The Railroad Man

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Release Date

11/21/1956

Runtime

115 mins

Genres

Overview

Train operator Andrea Marcocci has to witness the suicide of a desperate man who jumps in front of his train. Under the influence of this shock he starts making mistakes. A check up by a doctor reveals that he's at the brink of becoming an alcoholic. Due to this evaluation he is degraded and must accept a salary cut.

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Budget

-

Revenue

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A man's life unravels after witnessing a tragedy on the tracks, plunging into depression and professional collapse as he grapples with guilt and the weight of what he's seen. It's a slow, unflinching portrait of how trauma compounds loss in an already precarious life.

Mood

MelancholicBleakContemplativeMournful

Themes

GriefMortalityRedemptionClass

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticDocumentary-like

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Suicide and self-harmAddiction

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