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Shoot the Piano Player

Original title: Tirez sur le pianiste

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!

  • Movie
  • 1960
  • NR
  • 1h 25m

Directed by François Truffaut

7.2

TMDB audience rating
7.2 out of 10 from 464 votes

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Overview

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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Cast and crew

  • Charles Aznavour

    Charles AznavourCharlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan

  • Marie Dubois

    Marie DuboisLéna

  • Nicole Berger

    Nicole BergerThérèse Saroyan

  • Michèle Mercier

    Michèle MercierClarisse

  • Serge Davri

    Serge DavriPlyne

  • Claude Mansard

    Claude MansardMomo

  • Richard Kanayan

    Richard KanayanFido Saroyan

  • Albert Rémy

    Albert RémyChico Saroyan

  • Jean-Jacques AslanianRichard Saroyan

  • Daniel Boulanger

    Daniel BoulangerErnest

  • Claude HeymannLars Schmeel

  • Alex Joffé

    Alex JofféPasserby

  • Boby Lapointe

    Boby LapointeLe chanteur

  • Catherine LutzMammy

  • Laure Paillette

    Laure PailletteLa mère (uncredited)

  • Alice Sapritch

    Alice SapritchConcierge (uncredited)

Director
François Truffaut
Writer
David Goodis
Music
Georges Delerue
Cinematography
Raoul Coutard