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02/10/2002 Crime, Drama 1h 30m
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A poet. A thief. Two strangers with nothing in common are about to trade their lives for a chance to cheat their destinies.

Overview

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.

  1. Patrice Leconte

    Director

  2. Claude Klotz

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Jean Rochefort

    Monsieur Manesquier

  2. Johnny Hallyday

    Milan

  3. Jean-François Stévenin

    Luigi

  4. Pascal Parmentier

    Sadko

  5. Charlie Nelson

    Max

  6. Isabelle Petit-Jacques

    Viviane, Manesquier's mistress

  7. Édith Scob

    Manesquier's Sister

  8. Maurice Chevit

    Hairdresser

  9. Riton Liebman

    Burly Guy

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Status
Released

Original Language
French

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$7,727,906.00

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