Man on the Train

Man on the Train

★ 6.7IMDb Score
Released:2002-10-02
Duration:90 min
Director:Patrice Leconte
Actors:Jean Rochefort, Johnny Hallyday, Jean-François Stévenin, Pascal Parmentier, Charlie Nelson
Production:Zoulou Films, Tubedale Films, FCC, Ciné B, Pandora Filmproduktion, Cinéma Parisien, Media Suits, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, Pathé, UK Film Council
Keywords:gangster,poet

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.

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