A Man Named Rocca (French: Un nommé La Rocca, Italian: Quello che spara per primo) is a 1961 French-Italian crime-thriller film directed by Jean Becker and starring Jean Paul Belmondo.
Belmondo appeared in another film version of this novel in 1972, directed by Giovanni, called Bad Luck.
Roberto La Rocca is an ex-gangster who is told by "The Mexican" that his friend Xavier Adé has been imprisoned for a murder he did not commit.
Rocca suspect that Villanova is involved in the frame up and seduces his mistress Maud.
When gangsters threaten the club, Rocca shoots them and is sentenced to prison too.