Le Choc (1982)
1h 40m
Running Time
April 28, 1982Release Date
Plot.
Martin Terrier wants to quit his job as a hired hitman, but his organized crime employers are unwilling to see him turned out to pasture, Terrier knows too much, and he is still useful to the organization. He escapes to the countryside where he meets Claire, and the two soon fall in love. Back in Paris to confront his employers, Terrier learns that they've stolen all his money from the bank. They give him an ultimatum—do one last job for them and he gets his money and his freedom.
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Cast & Crew.
Alain Delon
Martin Terrier
Catherine Deneuve
Claire
Philippe Léotard
Félix
Etienne Chicot
Michel
Jean-Louis Richard
Maubert, l'inspecteur de la DST
Catherine Leprince
Mathilde
Claude Veillot
Writer
François Perrot
Cox
Féodor Atkine
Borévitch, dit 'Boro'
Peter Bonke
A terrorist
Franck-Olivier Bonnet
Silvio
Dany Kogan
Rosana
Myriam Salvodi
L'Ange Bleu
Robin Davis
Director
Jean-Patrick Manchette
Writer
Cirylle Spiga
(as Cyrille Spiga)
Dominique Robelet
Writer
Alain Sarde
Producer
Isabelle Mergault
Bank Employee
Alain Terzian
Producer
Jacques Pisias
(as Firmin Pisias)
Philippe Sarde
Composer
Pierre-William Glenn
Cinematographer
Thierry Derocles
Editor
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Le choc (English: The Shock) is a 1982 French crime thriller film directed by Robin Davis and starring Alain Delon, Catherine Deneuve, and Philippe Léotard. Based on the novel The Prone Gunman (La position du tireur couché) by Jean-Patrick Manchette, the film is about a hitman who wants to retire from his life in organized crime and flees to the country where he meets and falls in love with a beautiful woman.