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Man on the Train

6.720021h 30mMovieCrimeDramaThriller

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.

DirectorPatrice Leconte
WriterClaude Klotz
ProducerPhilippe Carcassonne

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Cast · Directed by Patrice Leconte

JRJean Rochefort
Jean Rochefort
Monsieur Manesquier
JHJohnny Hallyday
Johnny Hallyday
Milan
JSJean-François Stévenin
Jean-François Stévenin
Luigi
PPPascal Parmentier
Pascal Parmentier
Sadko
CNCharlie Nelson
Charlie Nelson
Max
IPIsabelle Petit-Jacques
Isabelle Petit-Jacques
Viviane, Manesquier's mistress
ÉSÉdith Scob
Édith Scob
Manesquier's Sister
MCMaurice Chevit
Maurice Chevit
Hairdresser
RLRiton Liebman
Riton Liebman
Burly Guy
OF
Olivier Fauron
Schoolboy
VKVéronique Kapoyan
Véronique Kapoyan
Baker
AC
Armand Chagot
Gardener of Manesquier

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