2002
6.7 (100 votes)
1h 30m
Genres
Crime
Drama
Production Companies
Zoulou Films
Tubedale Films
FCC
Ciné B
Pandora Filmproduktion
Cinéma Parisien
Media Suits
Canal+
Eurimages
Sofica Sofinergie 5
Natexis Banques Populaires Images 2
CNC
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
Tubedale Films
FCC
Ciné B
Pandora Filmproduktion
Cinéma Parisien
Media Suits
Canal+
Eurimages
Sofica Sofinergie 5
Natexis Banques Populaires Images 2
CNC
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
Man on the Train (L'Homme du train)
A poet. A thief. Two strangers with nothing in common are about to trade their lives for a chance to cheat their destinies.
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Patrice Leconte
Writer: Claude Klotz
Producer: Philippe Carcassonne
Director of Photography: Jean-Marie Dreujou
Top 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
Videos
The Man on the Train - Trailer
