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!
- Released
- Runtime 1h 25m
- Director François Truffaut
- Genres Crime Drama Thriller
- Rating 7.2/10 (454 votes)
Synopsis
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
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Charles Aznavour
as Charlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan
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Marie Dubois
as Léna
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Nicole Berger
as Thérèse Saroyan
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Michèle Mercier
as Clarisse
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Serge Davri
as Plyne
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Claude Mansard
as Momo
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Richard Kanayan
as Fido Saroyan
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Albert Rémy
as Chico Saroyan
- Jean-Jacques Aslanian as Richard Saroyan
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Daniel Boulanger
as Ernest
- Claude Heymann as Lars Schmeel
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Alex Joffé
as Passerby
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Boby Lapointe
as Le chanteur
- Catherine Lutz as Mammy
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Laure Paillette
as La mère (uncredited)
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Alice Sapritch
as Concierge (uncredited)
Crew
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François Truffaut
Director
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Raoul Coutard
Director of Photography
- Claudine Bouché Editor
- Cécile Decugis Editor
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Georges Delerue
Original Music Composer
- Pierre Braunberger Producer
