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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!”
7.2 / 10• 1960• 1h 25m•NR• French
DramaThrillerCrime
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Charles Aznavour
Charlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan
Lead
Marie Dubois
Léna
Nicole Berger
Thérèse Saroyan
Michèle Mercier
Clarisse
Serge Davri
Plyne
Claude Mansard
Momo
Richard Kanayan
Fido Saroyan
Albert Rémy
Chico Saroyan
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. François Truffaut's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Shoot the Piano Player is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
