The Platelayer

The Platelayer

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1957

Runtime

0h 4m

Genres

Drama

Original Title

Pályamunkások

Director

István Gaál

Description

A group of plate-layers are packing the stone-bed under the rail with their pickaxes. They swing their picks in a coordinated, rhythmic way, thereby creating a sequence of rings, when they hit the stones or the rail, which sounds almost as music. When a train passes by, they stand silent beside the rail for a while, and then start the rhythmic beats again.