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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.

Oct 2, 2002 · 1h 30m

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PLOT

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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CAST

Monsieur Manesquier

Johnny Hallyday

Jean-François Stévenin

Pascal Parmentier

Isabelle Petit-Jacques

Viviane, Manesquier's mistress

Manesquier's Sister

Directed by Patrice Leconte

DETAILS

Status

Released

Original language

FR

Budget

—

Revenue

$7,727,906

Production

Zoulou Films, Tubedale Films, FCC, Ciné B, Pandora Filmproduktion, Cinéma Parisien, Media Suits, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, Pathé, UK Film Council

Country

FR, GB

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