The Gunman (2015)
French author Jean-Patrick Manchette's film comes to the big screen in The Gunman. This action thriller follows former mercenary Jim Terrier, who becomes the target of a security firm's wrath. Following a failed hit on his life, Terrier learns that his former employer has started to establish a new firm and is targeting all of their former employees to erase any proof of their prior assignments. With his and the lives of his beloved on the line, Terrier will slip back into his former violent world to put an end to those who would see him dead.
The Gunman
- Director
- Pierre Morel
- Release Date
- March 20, 2015
- Studio(s)
- StudioCanal
- Distributor(s)
- Open Road Films , StudioCanal
- Cast
- Ray Winstone , Idris Elba , Sean Penn , Javier Bardem , Mark Rylance
- Writers
- Don MacPherson
- Runtime
- 115minutes
- Budget
- $40 million
Summary
An elite international spy (Penn) must clear his name in order to save himself from the organization that he used to work for and live the life he wants with his loved one.
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