''The Prone Gunman'' (La Position du tireur couché) is a
thriller
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Comics
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written by
Jean-Patrick Manchette that was published in 1981.
Edition
The novel was published by
Gallimard in the Black Series collection.
In 2010, illustrator
Jacques Tardi produced an illustrated adaptation of the book.
Adaptations
In film
* ''
Le choc (English: The Shock)'' –
French film directed by
Robin Davis with
Alain Delon
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,
Catherine Deneuve and
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* ''
The Gunman'',
American
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French
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Spanish movie directed by
Pierre Morel with
Sean Penn
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,
Idris Elba and
Javier Bardem.
Comics
* ''La Position du tireur couché'' – adaptation and drawings
Jacques Tardi, from the novel by Jean-Patrick Manchette, Futuropolis 2010,
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References
Novels by Jean-Patrick Manchette
French novels adapted into films
1981 French novels
Éditions Gallimard books
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