L'Homme du 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."

Title: Man on the Train
Original Title: L'Homme du train
Release Date: 2002-10-02
Status: Released
Rating: 6.7/10 (from 97 votes)
Language: FR
Genres: Crime, Drama
Production Companies: Zoulou Films, Tubedale Films, FCC, Ciné B, Pandora Filmproduktion, Cinéma Parisien, Media Suits, Canal+, Eurimages, Sofica Sofinergie 5, Natexis Banques Populaires Images 2, CNC, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
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.
Cast

Jean Rochefort
Monsieur Manesquier

Johnny Hallyday
Milan

Jean-François Stévenin
Luigi

Pascal Parmentier
Sadko

Charlie Nelson
Max

Isabelle Petit-Jacques
Viviane, Manesquier's mistress

Édith Scob
Manesquier's Sister

Maurice Chevit
Hairdresser

Riton Liebman
Burly Guy

Olivier Fauron
Schoolboy