Shoot the Piano Player

Shoot the Piano Player

Tirez sur le pianiste

Genres
Drama Thriller Crime

Release Date: Nov 25, 1960

Runtime: 85 minutes

Rating: 7.2/10

Status: Released

Production Companies
  • Les Films de la Pléiade

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.

"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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Cast

Charles Aznavour, Marie Dubois, Nicole Berger, Michèle Mercier, Serge Davri ,

Claude Mansard, Richard Kanayan, Albert Rémy, Jean-Jacques Aslanian, Daniel Boulanger, Claude Heymann, Alex Joffé, Boby Lapointe, Catherine Lutz, Laure Paillette, Alice Sapritch

Crew

François Truffaut, Pierre Braunberger, Cécile Decugis, Georges Delerue, Raoul Coutard ,

Claudine Bouché, Bjørn Johansen, Raymond Cauchetier, Roger Fleytoux, Francis Cognany, Jacqueline Pipard, Claude Beausoleil, Jacques Mély, Robert Bober, Luce Deuss, Suzanne Schiffman, David Goodis, Serge Komor, Jean-Louis Malige, Jacques Gallois, Marcel Moussy, François Truffaut, François Truffaut