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Man on the Train

2002 90 min ★ 6.7 Crime, Drama

A man, Milan steps off a train, into a small French village. As he waits for the day when he will rob the town bank, he runs into an old retired poetry teacher named M. Manesquier. The two men strike up a strange friendship and explore the road not taken, each wanting to live the other's life.

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Cast

Jean Rochefort

Monsieur Manesquier

Johnny Hallyday

Milan

Jean-François Stévenin

Luigi

Pascal Parmentier

Sadko

Charlie Nelson

Max

Isabelle Petit-Jacques

Viviane, Manesquier's mistress

Édith Scob

Manesquier's Sister

Maurice Chevit

Hairdresser

Riton Liebman

Burly Guy

Olivier Fauron

Schoolboy

Details

Director

Patrice Leconte

Tagline

"A poet. A thief. Two strangers with nothing in common are about to trade their lives for a chance to cheat their destinies."

Status

Released

Original Language

Revenue

$7,727,906

Production

Zoulou Films, Tubedale Films, FCC, Ciné B, Pandora Filmproduktion, Cinéma Parisien, Media Suits, Canal+, Eurimages, Sofica Sofinergie 5, Natexis Banques Populaires Images 2, CNC, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma