Shoot the Piano Player

Shoot the Piano Player

Release date : November 25, 1960
Runtime : 1h 25m
Countries of origin : France /
Original Language : French /
Director : François Truffaut /
Production companies : Les Films de la Pléiade /
November 25, 1960 1h 25m France Drama French More
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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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Charles Aznavour
Charlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan
Nicole Berger
Thérèse Saroyan
Richard Kanayan
Fido Saroyan
Albert Rémy
Chico Saroyan
Jean-Jacques Aslanian
Richard Saroyan
Claude Heymann
Lars Schmeel
Alex Joffé
Passerby
Boby Lapointe
Le chanteur
Laure Paillette
La mère (uncredited)
Alice Sapritch
Concierge (uncredited)

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  • title:Shoot the Piano Player
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1960
  • Runtime:1h 25m
  • Genres: Drama · Thriller · Crime ·
  • Countries of origin: France ·
  • Original Language: French ·
  • Director: François Truffaut /
  • Writers: David Goodis · François Truffaut · François Truffaut · Marcel Moussy ·
  • Production companies: Les Films de la Pléiade ·
  • 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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