Shoot the Piano Player(1960)

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!

72

1h 25m

  • Drama,
  • Thriller,
  • Crime

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.

Cast

  • Charles Aznavour

    Charles Aznavour

    Charlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan

  • 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

  • Daniel Boulanger

    Daniel Boulanger

    Ernest

  • Alex Joffé

    Alex Joffé

    Passerby

  • Boby Lapointe

    Boby Lapointe

    Le chanteur

  • Catherine Lutz

    Catherine Lutz

    Mammy

  • Laure Paillette

    Laure Paillette

    La mère (uncredited)

  • Alice Sapritch

    Alice Sapritch

    Concierge (uncredited)

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    Status

    Released (Nov 25, 1960)

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