Shoot the Piano Player
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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 25mNR 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

Charles Aznavour

Charlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan

Lead
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

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. François Truffaut's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Shoot the Piano Player is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker