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20021h 30mFrench

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.

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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.

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DirectorPatrice Leconte

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Box Office$8M

Cast

Jean Rochefort as Monsieur Manesquier

Jean Rochefort

Monsieur Manesquier

Johnny Hallyday as Milan

Johnny Hallyday

Milan

Jean-François Stévenin as Luigi

Jean-François Stévenin

Luigi

Pascal Parmentier as Sadko

Pascal Parmentier

Sadko

Charlie Nelson as Max

Charlie Nelson

Max

Isabelle Petit-Jacques as Viviane, Manesquier's mistress

Isabelle Petit-Jacques

Viviane, Manesquier's mistress

Édith Scob as Manesquier's Sister

Édith Scob

Manesquier's Sister

Maurice Chevit as Hairdresser

Maurice Chevit

Hairdresser

Riton Liebman as Burly Guy

Riton Liebman

Burly Guy

Olivier Fauron as Schoolboy

Olivier Fauron

Schoolboy