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Shoot the Piano Player

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!
Nov 25, 19601h 25minFR
7.2
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Synopsis

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.

TitleShoot the Piano Player
RealesedNov 25, 1960
WriterSuzanne Schiffman
DirectorFrançois Truffaut
CountryFrance
CompaniesLes Films de la Pléiade
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
Jean-Jacques Aslanian

Jean-Jacques Aslanian

Richard Saroyan
Daniel Boulanger

Daniel Boulanger

Ernest
Claude Heymann

Claude Heymann

Lars Schmeel
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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