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The Man on the Train

Oct 28, 2011 · 1h 41m
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Drama
Crime

PLOT

A mysterious criminal rolls into a small town planning to knock off the local bank, assuming it will go off without a hitch. But when he encounters a retired poetry professor, his plans take an unlikely turn. With no place to stay, the professor generously welcomes him into his home. As the two men talk, a bond forms between these two polar opposites, and surprising moments of humor and compassion emerge. As they begin to understand each other more, they each examine the choices they've made in their lives, secretly longing to live the type of lifestyle the other man has lived, based on the desire to escape their own.

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CAST

Donald Sutherland
The Professor
Larry Mullen Jr.
The Thief
Paula Boudreau
Shop Girl
Gary Hetzler
ADR (voice)
Kate O'Toole
Vivienne
Graham Greene
Sado
Greg Bryk
Tough Guy
Shawn Storer
Paramedic
Directed by Mary McGuckian

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Remarkable Films
Country
CA, IE, US

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