'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.

He escapes to the countryside where he meets Claire (Catherine Deneuve), 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.

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