Man on the Train

Patrice Leconte
2002-10-02

A poet. A thief. Two strangers with nothing in common are about to trade their lives for a chance to cheat their destinies.
6.7
90 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Jean Rochefort Monsieur Manesquier Unowned
Johnny Hallyday Milan Unowned
Jean-François Stévenin Luigi Unowned
Pascal Parmentier Sadko Unowned
Charlie Nelson Max Unowned
Isabelle Petit-Jacques Viviane, Manesquier's mistress Unowned
Édith Scob Manesquier's Sister Unowned
Maurice Chevit Hairdresser Unowned
Riton Liebman Burly Guy Unowned
Olivier Fauron Schoolboy Unowned
Véronique Kapoyan Baker Unowned
Armand Chagot Gardener of Manesquier Unowned
Michel Laforest Pharmacist Unowned
Alain Guellaff Surgeon Unowned
Hélène Chambon Radiologist Nurse Unowned
Sophie Durand Operating Room Nurse Unowned
Sébastien Bonnet Burly Guy's Friend Unowned