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Man on the Train

Original title: L'homme du train
  • 20022002
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  • 1h 30m
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7.1/10
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Man on the Train (2002)
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A man steps off a train into a French village awaiting the day when he will rob the town bank. He meets a retired poetry teacher striking up a strange friendship and explore the road not tak... Read allA man steps off a train into a French village awaiting the day when he will rob the town bank. He meets a retired poetry teacher striking up a strange friendship and explore the road not taken, each wanting to live the other's life.A man steps off a train into a French village awaiting the day when he will rob the town bank. He meets a retired poetry teacher striking up a strange friendship and explore the road not taken, each wanting to live the other's life.
IMDb RATING
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7.2K
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POPULARITY
31,489
999
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    • Director
      • Patrice Leconte
    • Writer
      • Patrick Cauvin
    • Stars
      • Jean Rochefort
      • Johnny Hallyday
      • Jean-François Stévenin
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Patrice Leconte
    • Writer
      • Patrick Cauvin
    • Stars
      • Jean Rochefort
      • Johnny Hallyday
      • Jean-François Stévenin
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    • 81User reviews
    • 66Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 10 nominations

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    Johnny Hallyday in Man on the Train (2002)
    Johnny Hallyday and Jean Rochefort in Man on the Train (2002)
    Jean Rochefort in Man on the Train (2002)
    Johnny Hallyday and Jean Rochefort in Man on the Train (2002)
    Johnny Hallyday and Jean Rochefort in Man on the Train (2002)
    Johnny Hallyday and Jean Rochefort in Man on the Train (2002)
    Johnny Hallyday in Man on the Train (2002)
    Johnny Hallyday in Man on the Train (2002)
    Johnny Hallyday in Man on the Train (2002)
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    Patrice Leconte and Jean Rochefort in Man on the Train (2002)
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    Jean Rochefort
    Jean Rochefort
    • Monsieur Manesquier
    Johnny Hallyday
    Johnny Hallyday
    • Milan
    Jean-François Stévenin
    • Luigi
    Charlie Nelson
    • Max
    Pascal Parmentier
    • Sadko
    Isabelle Petit-Jacques
    • Viviane
    Edith Scob
    Edith Scob
    • La soeur de Manesquier
    Maurice Chevit
    • Le coiffeur
    Riton Liebman
    • Le costaud
    Olivier Fauron
    • Le collégien
    Véronique Kapoyan
    • Le boulngère
    Elsa Duclot
    • La serveuse
    Armand Chagot
    • Le jardinier
    Michel Laforest
    • Le pharmacien
    Alain Guellaff
    • Le chirugien
    Hélène Chambon
    • L'infirmière radio
    Sophie Durand
    • L'infirmière bloc
    Jean-Louis Vey
    • Verlin
    • Director
      • Patrice Leconte
    • Writer
      • Patrick Cauvin
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Jean Rochefort died in October 2017. Two months later, Johnny Hallyday died.
    • Quotes

      Milan: One guy can't take two on, except in the movies.

    • Connections
      Referenced in 69 minutes sans chichis: Johnny Hallyday (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Impromptu in A-flat Major, Op. 142 No. 2 (D. 935)
      Written by Franz Schubert

    User reviews81

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    A surprising intersection of two contrasting lives
    "Man on the Train (L'Homme du train)" is a small story of cumulative details done exceedingly well that could simply not be done by Hollywood.

    The excellent leads, each charismatic in his own way, talky Jean Rochefort and taciturn Johnny Hallyday (who brings none of his pop star baggage to an American audience), are past middle age. There is a lot of Rohmer-like sitting around talking over a bottle of wine.

    The emphasis is on very gradual, internal realizations by each character that are revealed by a subtle accretion of surprising little decisions, such as wearing slippers or getting a new haircut, culminating in an unpredictable, yet beautifully satisfying conclusion.

    Photographed in a shades of gray palette that is almost in black-and-white, a small town and its interconnections and personalities are beautifully evoked.

    The women in their lives are ancillary, which is just as well, as they are not completely believable.

    The poetry teacher is too sophisticated to quote John Greenleaf Whittier, but I will, on the theme: "Of all the words of tongue or pen/the saddest are these/It might have been."
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    • May 31, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 2, 2002 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • United Kingdom
      • Germany
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Pathé / 1000 Films
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • The Man on the Train
    • Filming locations
      • Annonay, Ardèche, France
    • Production companies
      • Ciné B
      • Zoulou Films
      • Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,542,020
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $41,138
      • May 11, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,727,906
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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