Shoot the Piano Player
Shoot the Piano Player

Shoot the Piano Player (1960)

1960-11-25

(US) •

Drama,

Thriller,

Crime

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!

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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.

Movie Cast

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Charles Aznavour

Charlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan

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Marie Dubois

Léna

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Nicole Berger

Thérèse Saroyan

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Michèle Mercier

Clarisse

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Serge Davri

Plyne

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Claude Mansard

Momo

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Richard Kanayan

Fido Saroyan

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Albert Rémy

Chico Saroyan

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Jean-Jacques Aslanian

Richard Saroyan

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Daniel Boulanger

Ernest

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Claude Heymann

Lars Schmeel

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Alex Joffé

Passerby

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Boby Lapointe

Le chanteur

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Catherine Lutz

Mammy

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Laure Paillette

La mère (uncredited)

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Alice Sapritch

Concierge (uncredited)