Man on the Train (L'Homme du train) 22 years old

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

Man on the Train

A man, Milan (played by Johnny Hallyday) 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 (Jean Rochefort). The two men strike up a strange friendship and explore the road not taken, each wanting to live the other's life.

Credits

Man on the Train Cast

Name Character
Johnny Hallyday He was 59, 74 years old when he died as Milan
Édith Scob She was 64, 81 years old when she died as Manesquier's Sister
Isabelle Petit-Jacques She was 49, now 71 years old as Viviane
Jean-François Stévenin He was 58, now 80 years old as Luigi
Maurice Chevit He was 78, 88 years old when he died as Hairdresser
Jean Rochefort He was 72, 87 years old when he died as Monsieur Manesquier
Pascal Parmentier as Sadko

Man on the Train Crew

Name Department
Jean-Marie Dreujou as Director of Photography. He was 43 (now 65) years old Camera
Joëlle Hache as Editor. She was 52 (now 74) years old Editing
Philippe Carcassonne as Producer. He was 47 (now 69) years old Production
Claude Klotz as Writer. He was 69 (77) years old when He died Writing
Patrice Leconte as Director. He was 54 (now 77) years old Directing
Man on the Train poster
Man on the Train (22 years)

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

  • Release day: Monday, September 02, 2002
  • Runtime: 90 minutes
  • Revenue: 7727906.00