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The Railroad Man Pietro Germi (The Facts of Murder) directs and stars in this deeply affecting drama about a train driver. Living modestly with his wife Sara (Luisa Della Noce), Andrea Marcocci’s life is thrown into turmoil when he witnesses a suicide on the tracks ahead of him. Tenderly narrated from the perspective of his young son Sandro (Edoardo Nevola), the incident has repercussions on Andrea and his extended family - including his unemployed son Marcello (Renato Speziali) and pregnant daughter Giulia (Sylva Koscina) - who he is expected to support. A huge success on release, with a tough, muscular performance by Germi at its centre, The Railroad Man should sit alongside the likes of Bicycle Thieves and La terra trema in the pantheon of great neorealistic classics. LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES New 4K restoration by Cineteca di Bologna in collaboration with Surf Film at L’Immagine Ritrovata laboratory Original uncompressed PCM mono audio New interview with Pietro Germi expert Mario Sesti (2025, 29 mins). New interview with actor Edoardo Nevola (2025, 23 mins) Reversible sleeve featuring designs based on original posters Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by John Bleasdale and archival writing on Alfredo Giannetti by Simone Starace Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings Add all our May releases (The Rapacious Jailbreaker, Themroc, The Railroad Man and Shoot First, Die Later) to cart to receive 10% off. Discount automatically applied at cart. Ends March 5th. Year: 1956 Country: Italy Cert: 12 Format: Blu-ray Region: AB RAD113BDLE EAN: 5060974682232 Release date: 19/05/25 Press: “A very relevant historical record... Pietro Germi played a very important role not only in the history of Italian cinema but in Italy itself” - Charlotte Dafol, Cannes Film Festival
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The Railroad Man (1956)
115 min
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.