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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!

1960★ 7.2 · 4461h 25mDramaThrillerCrime

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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Trailer · Tirez sur le pianiste : bande-annonce

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Cast

Michèle Mercier
as Clarisse

Marie Dubois
as Léna

Charles Aznavour
as Charlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan

Nicole Berger
as Thérèse Saroyan

Alice Sapritch
as Concierge (uncredited)

Albert Rémy
as Chico Saroyan

Alex Joffé
as Passerby

Claude Mansard
as Momo

Daniel Boulanger
as Ernest

Serge Davri
as Plyne

Richard Kanayan
as Fido Saroyan

Catherine Lutz
as Mammy

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Release date: 1960-11-25

Runtime: 1h 25m

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DramaThrillerCrime

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