Movies and TvShows featuring "railwayman" theme.

During World War II, a railwayman is suspected of collaboration with the Nazis and is condemned to death. But when he crosses paths with a German soldier, he is forced to confront his own beliefs and make a difficult decision.

La Roue is a 1923 silent film directed by Abel Gance. It tells the story of a railwayman named Sisif who adopts an orphaned girl named Norma. As they grow closer, secrets and truths about their pasts are revealed. The film explores themes of love, fate, and the impact of the railway on the characters' lives. Set against the backdrop of the Mont-Blanc mountain and the snowy landscapes, La Roue is a visually stunning film that incorporates impressionistic elements and freeze-frame techniques. It also delves into the concept of blindness, both physical and metaphorical.

Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks is a documentary that depicts the lives of individuals living in an industrial town in modern China. It explores the challenges faced by the working-class people, including poverty, forced relocation, and the struggle for survival. The film focuses on the father-son relationship within a railwayman's family and sheds light on the impact of industrialization on society.

In La Bête Humaine, a railwayman becomes entangled in a complex web of murder, jealousy, and family secrets, leading to tragic events. As he investigates a murder, he becomes involved in a troubled marriage, unfaithfulness, violence against women, and the consequences of fate and heredity. Through the story's twists and turns, the railwayman's life is forever changed.

In the newspaper he has just founded, journalist Dolannes exposes all the wheeling and dealing and scandals that go on in his town. But the day he exposes the socialist mayor's homosexual crime, he is shot dead by an unknown assailant in a cul-de-sac just before the paper is due to appear.

Sandhesam is a film that revolves around the story of two brothers who hold opposing political ideologies. The movie showcases the comedic and satirical events that unfold as the brothers clash and engage in a series of arguments and brawls. It also explores the dynamics of their dysfunctional family, their relationships with their parents, and the implications of their political differences. The film highlights the marriage, political ideologies, and social issues in a satirical manner.

Vincenzo, a railwayman who works on the Rome-to-Paris line, has a wife in Italy and a mistress in France: Ginette, a widow with a four-year-old daughter. When he's offered a job in Paris he decides to move, but unfortunately his wife and petulant brother-in-law insist on accompanying him to Paris, and he must decide between the two women in his life.

An American commando officer, in search of his father's killers, becomes part of a plot to capture a trainload of gold bullion destined to finance the Nazi cause. What begins as mission impossible explodes into a battle to rock the Balkans.

The abolishment of a railway station in a remote Bosnian village affects the lives of the local railwaymen.

Three idealists - a communist secretary, a former RAF pilot and a female political activist - need to face the hardships and accusations of postwar Stalinist years before being finally rehabilitated.

The first film treatment of the fate of the good soldier Švejk, a dog dealer from Prague, who is arrested after the Sarajevo assassination, psychiatrically examined and later called up to c. and k. army to fight for the emperor lord.

Part of BFI collection "Running a Railway."