Man on the Train (2002)
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.
Director: Patrice Leconte
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Jean Rochefort as Monsieur Manesquier |
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Johnny Hallyday as Milan |
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Jean-François Stévenin as Luigi |
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Pascal Parmentier as Sadko |
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Charlie Nelson as Max |
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Isabelle Petit-Jacques as Viviane, Manesquier's mistress |
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Édith Scob as Manesquier's Sister |
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Maurice Chevit as Hairdresser |
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Riton Liebman as Burly Guy |
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Olivier Fauron as Schoolboy |
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Véronique Kapoyan as Baker |
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Armand Chagot as Gardener of Manesquier |
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Michel Laforest as Pharmacist |
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Alain Guellaff as Surgeon |
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Hélène Chambon as Radiologist Nurse |
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Sophie Durand as Operating Room Nurse |
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Sébastien Bonnet as Burly Guy's Friend |
| Camera | Jean-Marie Dreujou | Director of Photography |
| Production | Philippe Carcassonne | Producer |
| Editing | Joëlle Hache | Editor |
| Writing | Claude Klotz | Writer |
| Directing | Patrice Leconte | Director |
| Visual Effects | Matthias Weber | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Annie Périer | Costume Design |
| Production | Carl Clifton | Co-Producer |
| Directing | Maggie Perlado | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Olivier Coutard | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Dominique Hennequin | Sound |
| Art | Ivan Maussion | Production Design |
| Sound | Pascal Estève | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Paul Lainé | Sound |
| Sound | Jean Goudier | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Isabelle de Araujo | Makeup Artist |