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Bursting with Gallic irony and visceral brutality, The Gunman (originally published in English as The Prone Gunman) is a shocking and sardonic masterpiece from the late, great master of the French crime novel, J-P Manchette.
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Jan 1, 2001 · The Prone Gunman. Jean-Patrick Manchette, James Brook (Translator) 3.60. 1,834 ratings242 reviews. Manchette at the height of his powers in a corrosive parody of "the success story." Genres Crime Fiction Noir Thriller France Mystery Mystery Thriller. ...more. 155 pages, Paperback. First published January 1, 1981. Book details & editions.
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Mar 3, 2015 · Sean Penn is returning to the big screen after two years pause. The 2-time Academy award winner will play the main character in the film The Gunman. The script is adaptation of late French author Jean-Patrick Manchette’s book The Prone Gunman (La Position du Tireur Couché”).
The Gunman is a classic of modern noir. Also available in its original edition titled The Prone Gunman, along with Manchette's Three to Kill, published by City Lights in 2002.
"The Gunman" stars Sean Penn, Javier Bardem, Idris Elba, and Ray Winstone, and is directed by Pierre Morel (Taken).Terrier is a hired killer who wants out of the...
Once again, the gunman must assume the prone firing position. A tour de force, this violent tale shatters as many illusions about life and politics as it does bodies. Jean-Patrick Manchette...
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The Gunman is a 2015 action thriller film directed by Pierre Morel and written by Don Macpherson, Pete Travis and Sean Penn, based on the novel The Prone Gunman (French title: La position du tireur couché) by Jean-Patrick Manchette.