
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!
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.
DramaThrillerCrime
Shoot the Piano Player
Rating
7.2/10
Release Date
1960-11-25
Runtime
85 minutes
Status
Released
Cast

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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Production Companies
Les Films de la Pléiade