Shoot the Piano Player (1960)

ALL 11/25/1960 (fr) Drama, Thriller, Crime 85 Min
  • Release
    11/25/1960
  • Production
    Les Films de la Pléiade
  • Rotten tomato
    72.1%
  • Original title
    Tirez sur le pianiste
  • Original language
    fr
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

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!

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.

  1. Story



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  1. Charles Aznavour

    Charlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan

  2. Marie Dubois

    Léna

  3. Nicole Berger

    Thérèse Saroyan

  4. Michèle Mercier

    Clarisse

  5. Serge Davri

    Plyne

  6. Claude Mansard

    Momo

  7. Richard Kanayan

    Fido Saroyan

  8. Albert Rémy

    Chico Saroyan

  9. Jean-Jacques Aslanian

    Richard Saroyan

  10. Daniel Boulanger

    Ernest

  11. Claude Heymann

    Lars Schmeel

  12. Alex Joffé

    Passerby

  13. Boby Lapointe

    Le chanteur

  14. Catherine Lutz

    Mammy

  15. Laure Paillette

    La mère (uncredited)

  16. Alice Sapritch

    Concierge (uncredited)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 16 , Crews : 23

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Shoot the Piano Player (1960) 85 Min

ALL 11/25/1960 (fr)
Drama, Thriller, Crime
  • Release 11/25/1960
  • Production
    Les Films de la Pléiade
  • Original title Tirez sur le pianiste
  • fr
  • Revenue0.00

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!

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.

  1. François Truffaut

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Cécile Decugis, Claudine Bouché

    Editor

  4. Pierre Braunberger

    Producer