Shoot the Piano Player

Shoot the Piano Player (1960)

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.

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  • Release Date: 1960-11-25
  • Runtime: 1h 25min
  • Director: François Truffaut

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    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

    • Boby Lapointe

      Le chanteur

    • Catherine Lutz

      Mammy

    • Laure Paillette

      La mère (uncredited)

    • Alice Sapritch

      Concierge (uncredited)

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