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.”
2002•1h 30m•6.7•Released
CrimeDrama
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.
Director
Patrice Leconte
Writer
Claude Klotz
Revenue
$8M
Languages
French
Studio
Zoulou Films
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
Production
Company
Zoulou Films
Company
Tubedale Films
Company
FCC
Company
Ciné B
Company
Pandora Filmproduktion
Company
Cinéma Parisien
Company
Media Suits
Company
Canal+
Company
Eurimages
Company
Sofica Sofinergie 5
Company
Natexis Banques Populaires Images 2
Company
CNC
Company
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
Producer
Philippe Carcassonne
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