Shoot the Piano Player

Shoot the Piano Player (1960)

Tirez sur le pianiste

François Truffaut, Brilliant Director Who Gave You the Award Winning "The 400 Blows", Now Brings to the Screen a Fascinating New Work That Plays in Many Keys...All of Them Delightful!

Charlie is a former classical pianist who has changed his name and now plays jazz in a grimy Paris bar. When Charlie's brothers, Richard and Chico, surface and ask for Charlie's help while on the run from gangsters they have scammed, he aids their escape. Soon Charlie and Lena, a waitress at the same bar, face trouble when the gangsters arrive, looking for his brothers.

Date of release
1960-11-25
TMDB
7.2 / 10 (458)
Runtime
1h 25m
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Crime
Director
François Truffaut

Casting

  • Charles Aznavour — Charlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan
  • Marie Dubois — Léna
  • Nicole Berger — Thérèse Saroyan
  • Michèle Mercier — Clarisse
  • Serge Davri — Plyne
  • Claude Mansard — Momo
  • Richard Kanayan — Fido Saroyan
  • Albert Rémy — Chico Saroyan
  • Jean-Jacques Aslanian — Richard Saroyan
  • Daniel Boulanger — Ernest
  • Claude Heymann — Lars Schmeel
  • Alex Joffé — Passerby

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