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Director:
Patrice Leconte
Writer:
Claude Klotz (writer)
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Release Date:
2 October 2002 (Belgium) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
A poet. A thief. Two strangers with nothing in common are about to trade their lives for a chance to cheat their destinies.
Plot:
At a deserted train station, a teacher and a gangster meet and realize that each might have been better suited to the other man's way of life... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
6 wins & 7 nominations more
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Wonderful drama about two men who want to switch places... more (74 total)

Cast

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Jean Rochefort ... Monsieur Manesquier
Johnny Hallyday ... Milan
Jean-François Stévenin ... Luigi
Charlie Nelson ... Max
Pascal Parmentier ... Sadko
Isabelle Petit-Jacques ... Viviane
Edith Scob ... Manesquier's Sister
Maurice Chevit ... Hairdresser
Riton Liebman ... Burly Guy
Olivier Fauron ... Schoolboy
Véronique Kapoyan ... Baker
Elsa Duclot ... Waitress
Armand Chagot ... Gardener
Michel Laforest ... Pharmacist
Alain Guellaff ... Surgeon
Hélène Chambon ... Radiologist Nurse
Sophie Durand ... Operating Room Nurse
Jean-Louis Vey ... Verlin
Sébastien Bonnet ... Burly Guy's Friend
Jean-Jacques Cornillon ... Bank Manager
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Directed by
Patrice Leconte 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Claude Klotz  writer

Produced by
Christophe Audeguis .... executive producer
Philippe Carcassonne .... producer
Carl Clifton .... co-producer
Stuart Hatwell .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Pascal Estève 
 
Cinematography by
Jean-Marie Dreujou 
 
Film Editing by
Joëlle Hache 
 
Production Design by
Ivan Maussion 
 
Costume Design by
Annie Périer 
 
Makeup Department
Isabelle de Araujo .... makeup artist
Agathe Dupuis .... hair stylist
Fulvio Pozzobon .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Stephan Arnoux .... unit manager
Cyrille Bragnier .... unit manager
Brigitte Faure .... production manager
Benjamin Hess .... unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Olivier Coutard .... first assistant director
Dominique Gerbi .... trainee assistant director
Anne Gilles .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Alain Bergé .... head painter
Jacques Kazandian .... head carpenter (as Jacques Kazandjian)
Michel Méry .... construction grip
Pierre Mery .... construction grip
Nicolas Raffy .... property master
 
Sound Department
Annabel Acquaviva .... assistant sound
Hervé Bénard .... sound recordist (as Hervé Benard)
Pascal Chauvin .... sound effects editor
Emmanuel Croset .... sound mixer
Emmanuel Croset .... sound re-recording mixer
Nicolas d'Halluin .... sound recordist
Isabelle Filippi .... assistant post-synchronization
Michel Filippi .... adr supervisor
Jean Goudier .... sound
Eric Grattepain .... foley artist
Katrina Heaulme .... post-synchronization engineer
Dominique Hennequin .... sound
Paul Lainé .... sound
Jean-Louis Lebras .... sound assistant
Alexis Leverve .... sound recordist
Gilles Missir .... foley recordist
Michel Monier .... stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Jérôme Robinet .... sound designer
Hervé Roux .... sound consultant: DTS
 
Visual Effects by
Stephane Bidault .... digital effects supervisor
Pierre Blain .... Inferno artist
Christophe Chanvin .... artistic director
Brice Halary .... scanning: Scan Lab
Jean Baptiste Le Guen .... shoot supervisor: Scan Lab
Eric Martin .... visual effects supervisor: Scan Lab
Matthias Weber .... visual effects supervisor
 
Stunts
Rémi Canaple .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Daniel Angeli .... still photographer
Catherine Cabrol .... still photographer
Renaud Chassaing .... first assistant camera
Guillaume Dreujou .... second assistant camera
Patrick Gasché .... electrician (as Patrick Gasche)
Patrice Leconte .... camera operator
Jérôme Pezzini .... grip
Jean-Claude Reux .... gaffer
Denis Scozzesi .... key grip
Gilbert Seybald .... electrician
Paul Triboulet .... grip
 
Casting Department
Geneviève Acien .... extras casting
Catherine Deserbais .... extras casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Charlotte Betaillole .... costumer
 
Editorial Department
Nathalie Amsellem .... assistant editor
Fanchon Brûlé .... assistant editor
Richard Deusy .... digital color grader: Scan Lab
Christian Dutac .... color timer
Emmanuelle Mimran .... assistant editor
Sylvie Van der Vorm .... assistant editor
 
Other crew
Tony Arnoux .... press attache
Daniel Bauer .... armorer
Sandrine Boulet .... production assistant
Jean Brun .... administrator
Pierre Cadeac .... animal trainer
Mathias Duhayer .... production assistant
Martine Etchegaray .... production secretary
Cécile Navarro .... production secretary
Maggie Perlado .... script supervisor
André-Paul Ricci .... press attache
Emmanuel Roussille .... location manager
Djamel Sadelin .... groupman (as Djamel Sadelli)
Lucie Truffaut .... trainee script supervisor
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Man on the Train (International: English title) (UK) (USA)
Das zweite Leben des Monsieur Manesquier (Germany)
Man on the Train (USA)
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MPAA:
Rated R for some language and brief violence.
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Runtime:
90 min
Country:
France | Germany | UK | Switzerland
Language:
French
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital
Certification:
Singapore:PG | Germany:12 | Spain:T | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:A | Denmark:11 | France:U | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Annonay, Ardèche, France more
Company:
Ciné B more

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21 out of 23 people found the following review useful.
Wonderful drama about two men who want to switch places..., 10 August 2003
7/10
Author: dwpollar from Bothell, Washington

1st watched 8/9/2003 - 7 out of 10(Dir-Patrice Leconte): Wonderful drama about two men who want to switch places in life because each is bored of what their life has become. One is a bank robber, and the other is a retired poetry teacher. The bank robber is plain tired of the excitement and the other wants excitement in his life. The retired poetry teacher also has an upcoming triple-bypass heart surgery that lends to his aggressiveness about trying out the other lifestyle. Like many French dramas, this movie takes it's time and explores the characters and let's us get to know them. This is `so' lacking in most American films these days and therefore this is a breath of fresh air for those who are okay with reading subtitles. While watching this movie you get the feeling that you're watching two `real' people interacting despite their differences. Do they ever switch places? Well, sort of but like other French dramas `reality' is where the film stays for the most part. The ability for the characters to understand and accept each other is `just' wonderful and makes a wonderful statement about how we should `all' interact and I think this is what makes this film remarkable.

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