The Gunman

Based On the book by Jean-Patrick Manchette

The Gunman is a 2015 action thriller film directed by Pierre Morel, based on the novel The Prone Gunman by Jean-Patrick Manchette. Sean Penn stars as a mercenary who assassinates the mining minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2006 on orders from multinational mining companies. Eight years after Terrier has retired from mercenary work, he and the people close to him become the targets of hit squads sent by a powerful multinational security firm, and he must fight to stay alive. The cast includes Javier Bardem, Idris Elba, Mark Rylance, Jasmine Trinca, and Ray Winstone.

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Release date:

March 26, 2015

Director:

Pierre Morel

Cast:

Sean Penn, Javier Bardem, Ray Winstone, Idris Elba, Jasmine Trinca

Genre:

Crime, Thriller, Action

Country:

France, United States, United Kingdom, Spain

Language:

English

Year page:

2015 in adaptations