Italy / Sep 03, 2002 / Venice Film Festival
A poet. A thief. Two strangers with nothing in common are about to trade their lives for a chance to cheat their destinies.
1h 30min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Maurice Chevit | Hairdresser |
| Riton Liebman | Burly Guy |
| Olivier Fauron | Schoolboy |
| Véronique Kapoyan | Baker |
| Armand Chagot | Gardener of Manesquier |
| Michel Laforest | Pharmacist |
| Alain Guellaff | Surgeon |
| Hélène Chambon | Radiologist Nurse |
| Sophie Durand | Operating Room Nurse |
| Sébastien Bonnet | Burly Guy's Friend |
Genres
CrimeDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | L'Homme du train |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| 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 |
| Release date | 2 ottobre 2002 |
| Production | Philippe Carcassonne, Carl Clifton |
| Writer | Claude Klotz |
| Editing | Joëlle Hache |
| Cinematography | Jean-Marie Dreujou |
| Assistant directors | Olivier Coutard, Patrice Leconte, Maggie Perlado |
| Camera operators | Jean-Marie Dreujou |
| Additional photography | Jean-Marie Dreujou |
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| Production design | Ivan Maussion |
| Art direction | Ivan Maussion |
| Set decoration | Ivan Maussion |
| Visual effects | Matthias Weber |
| Music | Pascal Estève, Jean Goudier, Dominique Hennequin, Paul Lainé |
| Sound | Pascal Estève, Jean Goudier, Dominique Hennequin, Paul Lainé |
| Costume design | Annie Périer, Isabelle de Araujo |
| Makeup | Isabelle de Araujo, Annie Périer |
| Hairstyling | Annie Périer, Isabelle de Araujo |
| Revenue | 7.727.906 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Canada / Sep 12, 2002 / Toronto International Film Festival
United States / Nov 09, 2002 / AFI Fest
Hong Kong / Dec 12, 2004 / French Cinepanorama Film Festival
Limited release
United States / May 09, 2003
Japan / Apr 10, 2004 / Tokyo
Mexico / Jun 01, 2005 / Mexico City
Theatrical release
Belgium / Oct 02, 2002 / AL
France / Oct 02, 2002
Italy / Nov 22, 2002
Ireland / Mar 21, 2003
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United Kingdom / Mar 21, 2003
Spain / Mar 28, 2003
Israel / May 08, 2003
Netherlands / Jul 10, 2003
Greece / Jul 11, 2003
Denmark / Jul 25, 2003
Australia / Aug 28, 2003
Norway / Sep 05, 2003
Sweden / Nov 07, 2003
New Zealand / May 13, 2004
Singapore / Nov 15, 2005
Germany / Nov 24, 2005
Austria / Mar 31, 2006
Digital
Argentina / Apr 28, 2004
TV
Hungary / May 13, 2007
Finland / Feb 10, 2008
France / Mar 27, 2026 / France•5
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