Man on the Train (2002)

Man on the Train (2002)

A poet. A thief. Two strangers with nothing in common are about to trade their lives for a chance to cheat their destinies.

Release Date: 2002, October 2
Directors: Patrice Leconte
Countries: Germany, France, United Kingdom, Japan
Production: Zoulou Films, Tubedale Films, FCC, Ciné B, Pandora Filmproduktion, Cinéma Parisien, Media Suits, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, Pathé, UK Film Council
Cast: Jean Rochefort, Johnny Hallyday, Jean-François Stévenin, Édith Scob, Charlie Nelson, Véronique Kapoyan, Pascal Parmentier, Isabelle Petit-Jacques, Riton Liebman, Sébastien Bonnet, Maurice Chevit, Olivier Fauron

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.