Film
Man on the Train
2002· AL· 1h 30m· Crime· Drama· Thriller
“A poet. A thief. Two strangers with nothing in common are about to trade their lives for a chance to cheat their destinies.”
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.
2002-10-02
Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorPatrice Leconte
WriterClaude Klotz
ProducerPhilippe Carcassonne
Director of PhotographyJean-Marie Dreujou
Original Music ComposerPascal Estève
EditorJoëlle Hache
Full cast & crew (17 cast · 16 crew)
Details
Released2002-10-02
Runtime1h 30m · AL
StatusReleased
StudiosZoulou Films · Tubedale Films · FCC
Box office$8M
LanguagesFrench
CountriesFrance · Germany · Japan · United Kingdom
Rating6.7/10 · 115 votes
Original languagefr
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