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Shoot the Piano Player

Shoot the Piano Player
★ 7.2 /10
Shoot the Piano Player
1960 · 85
Dir. François Truffaut
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Shoot the Piano Player

“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!”
★ 7.2 /10 (439) • 1960 • 1h 25m
Drama Thriller Crime
Original title: Tirez sur le pianiste
Director François Truffaut
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.
Release
Nov 25, 1960
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Country
France

Cast

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Charles Aznavour
Charles Aznavour
Charlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan
Marie Dubois
Marie Dubois
Léna
Nicole Berger
Nicole Berger
Thérèse Saroyan
Michèle Mercier
Michèle Mercier
Clarisse
Serge Davri
Serge Davri
Plyne
Claude Mansard
Claude Mansard
Momo
Richard Kanayan
Richard Kanayan
Fido Saroyan
Albert Rémy
Albert Rémy
Chico Saroyan
Daniel Boulanger
Daniel Boulanger
Ernest
Alex Joffé
Alex Joffé
Passerby
Boby Lapointe
Boby Lapointe
Le chanteur
Catherine Lutz
Catherine Lutz
Mammy
Laure Paillette
Laure Paillette
La mère (uncredited)
Alice Sapritch
Alice Sapritch
Concierge (uncredited)

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