The Platelayer

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10
  • NR
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release year: 1957
  • Running time: 4 min
  • Country: Hungary
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.