CinemaOSMovie · 2002 · 1h 30m

Man on the Train

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

67%(121)IMDbCrimeDramaThriller

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.

Directed byPatrice Leconte

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Language
FR
Released
October 2, 2002
Revenue
$7,727,906
Studios
Ciné BPandora FilmproduktionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Jean Rochefort

Jean Rochefort

Monsieur Manesquier

Johnny Hallyday

Johnny Hallyday

Milan

Jean-François Stévenin

Jean-François Stévenin

Luigi

Pascal Parmentier

Pascal Parmentier

Sadko

Charlie Nelson

Charlie Nelson

Max

Isabelle Petit-Jacques

Isabelle Petit-Jacques

Viviane, Manesquier's mistress

Édith Scob

Édith Scob

Manesquier's Sister

Maurice Chevit

Maurice Chevit

Hairdresser

Riton Liebman

Riton Liebman

Burly Guy

Olivier Fauron

Schoolboy

Creative team
Directed by
Patrice Leconte
Patrice Leconte
Written by
Claude Klotz
Claude Klotz
Produced by
Philippe Carcassonne
Philippe Carcassonne

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