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Shoot the Piano Player
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Shoot the Piano Player

1960-11-25 · 85 min · ★ 7.2

Drama · Thriller · Crime

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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Directors
François Truffaut
Production companies
Les Films de la Pléiade
Countries
France
Status
Released

Top Cast

Charles AznavourCharles AznavourCharlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan
Marie DuboisMarie DuboisLéna
Nicole BergerNicole BergerThérèse Saroyan
Michèle MercierMichèle MercierClarisse
Serge DavriSerge DavriPlyne
Claude MansardClaude MansardMomo
Richard KanayanRichard KanayanFido Saroyan
Albert RémyAlbert RémyChico Saroyan
Jean-Jacques AslanianRichard Saroyan
Daniel BoulangerDaniel BoulangerErnest
Claude HeymannLars Schmeel
Alex JofféAlex JofféPasserby
Boby LapointeBoby LapointeLe chanteur
Catherine LutzMammy
Laure PailletteLaure PailletteLa mère (uncredited)
Alice SapritchAlice SapritchConcierge (uncredited)

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