CrimeDrama
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."
User Score104 votes
67%6.7/10
Release2002→
Runtime1H 30M
LanguageFrench
StatusReleased
Synopsis
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.
Principal Cast8
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
Media7
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Director
Patrice Leconte
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Box Office
Revenue$8M
Keywords
gangsterpoet
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Countries:FranceGermanyJapanUnited Kingdom
Production:Zoulou FilmsTubedale FilmsFCCCiné BPandora FilmproduktionCinéma ParisienMedia SuitsCanal+EurimagesSofica Sofinergie 5Natexis Banques Populaires Images 2CNCAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma