Movie·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.
Directed By
Patrice Leconte
Country
France
Language
French
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The Story
Original title: L'Homme du train
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.
Written By
Claude Klotz
Producer
Philippe Carcassonne
Cinematography
Jean-Marie Dreujou
Music
Pascal Estève
Editor
Joëlle Hache
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
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
Véronique Kapoyan
Baker
Armand Chagot
Gardener of Manesquier
Michel Laforest
Pharmacist
Alain Guellaff
Surgeon
Hélène Chambon
Radiologist Nurse
Sophie Durand
Operating Room Nurse
Sébastien Bonnet
Burly Guy's Friend
// crew
Crew
Patrice Leconte
Director
Claude Klotz
Writer
Philippe Carcassonne
Producer
Jean-Marie Dreujou
Director of Photography
Joëlle Hache
Editor
Pascal Estève
Original Music Composer
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