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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.

Film20021h 30mReleased

DramaThrillerCrime
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Director
Patrice Leconte
Language
French
Released
2002-10-02
Runtime
1h 30m

Community score

6.7115 votes on TMDB

Confidence

Rating weighted by how many people voted

6.5

The story

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.

Cast

  • Jean Rochefort
    Jean RochefortMonsieur Manesquier
  • Johnny Hallyday
    Johnny HallydayMilan
  • Jean-François Stévenin
    Jean-François StéveninLuigi
  • Pascal Parmentier
    Pascal ParmentierSadko
  • Charlie Nelson
    Charlie NelsonMax
  • Isabelle Petit-Jacques
    Isabelle Petit-JacquesViviane, Manesquier's mistress
  • Édith Scob
    Édith ScobManesquier's Sister
  • Maurice Chevit
    Maurice ChevitHairdresser
  • Riton Liebman
    Riton LiebmanBurly Guy
  • Olivier Fauron — artwork unavailable
    Olivier FauronSchoolboy