Man on the Train (2002)

6.7/10 90 min Crime Drama

Overview

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

Jean Rochefort

Monsieur Manesquier

Johnny Hallyday

Milan

Jean-François Stévenin

Luigi

Pascal Parmentier

Sadko

Charlie Nelson

Max

Isabelle Petit-Jacques

Viviane, Manesquier's mistress

Édith Scob

Manesquier's Sister

Maurice Chevit

Hairdresser

Riton Liebman

Burly Guy

Véronique Kapoyan

Baker

Sébastien Bonnet

Burly Guy's Friend

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