The Man on the Train

The Man on the Train French Lhomme du train is a 2002 French crimedrama film directed by Patrice Leconte, starring Jean Rochefort and Johnny Hallyday. It was retitled Man on the Train in the USA.

Milan Hallyday arrives in a small town by train at the start of the week. The hotel is closed, but he finds accommodation via a chance meeting with a retired French teacher, Manesquier Rochefort. The film tells the story of the developing relationship between these apparent opposites, though looming in the background are two unavoidable events that each is expecting to take place on the Saturday Manesquier is to undergo a major operation, and Milan though he keeps this secret at first is to lead a bank robbery. Manesquier soon realises Milans intentions, but this does not prevent a growing mutual respect, with each envying the others lifestyle.In 2011 an Englishlanguage remake of this film was released, starring Donald Sutherland as the professor and Larry Mullen, Jr. as the thief. ........

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