Man on the Train
“A poet. A thief. Two strangers with nothing in common are about to trade their lives for a chance to cheat their destinies.”
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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Cast
17 people
Jean Rochefort
Monsieur Manesquier
Known for
Mr. Bean's Holiday
The Count of Monte Cristo
Johnny Hallyday
Milan
Known for
Vengeance
Jean-Philippe
Jean-François Stévenin
Luigi
Known for
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Small Change
Pascal Parmentier
Sadko
Known for
The Suicide Shop
Angel Face
Charlie Nelson
Max
Known for
Diplomacy
The Marching Band
Isabelle Petit-Jacques
Viviane, Manesquier's mistress
Known for
The Girl on the Bridge
Auntie Danielle
Édith Scob
Manesquier's Sister
Known for
Holy Motors
Eyes Without a Face
Maurice Chevit
Hairdresser
Known for
Asterix and Cleopatra
French Fried Vacation 2
Riton Liebman
Burly Guy
Known for
Polisse
Get Out Your Handkerchiefs
Olivier Fauron
Schoolboy
No other roles listed
Véronique Kapoyan
Baker
Known for
The Innocent
The New Years
Armand Chagot
Gardener of Manesquier
Also in
Girls with Guns
Louis la Brocante
Patrice Leconte Director · Claude Klotz Writer Pascal Estève Composer
Worldwide gross $7.7M · United States release May 9, 2003 · Produced in France, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom
Box office
Worldwide gross
$7,727,906
Production
Zoulou Films
Production
Tubedale Films
Production
FCC
Production
Ciné B
Production
Pandora Filmproduktion
Production
Cinéma Parisien
Production
Media Suits
Production
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
Production
Pathé
Production
UK Film Council
Production
Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
Production
France · Germany · Japan · United Kingdom
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Languages
Original title
L'Homme du train
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Italy · September 3, 2002
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
France · October 2, 2002
Theatrical
United States · May 9, 2003
Limited theatrical
United States
November 9, 2002 · Premiere · AFI Fest
Argentina
April 28, 2004 · Digital
Australia
August 28, 2003 · Theatrical
Austria
March 31, 2006 · Theatrical
Belgium
October 2, 2002 · Theatrical
Canada
September 12, 2002 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Denmark
July 25, 2003 · Theatrical
Finland
February 10, 2008 · TV
France
March 27, 2026 · TV · France•5
Germany
November 24, 2005 · Theatrical
Greece
July 11, 2003 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
December 12, 2004 · Premiere · French Cinepanorama Film Festival
Hungary
May 13, 2007 · TV
Ireland
March 21, 2003 · Theatrical
Israel
May 8, 2003 · Theatrical
Italy
November 22, 2002 · Theatrical
Japan
April 10, 2004 · Limited theatrical · Tokyo
Mexico
June 1, 2005 · Limited theatrical · Mexico City
Netherlands
July 10, 2003 · Theatrical
New Zealand
May 13, 2004 · Theatrical
Norway
September 5, 2003 · Theatrical
Russia
January 16, 2003 · Theatrical
Singapore
November 15, 2005 · Theatrical
Spain
March 28, 2003 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 7, 2003 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 21, 2003 · Theatrical
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