Shoot the Piano Player
Also known as Tirez sur le pianiste, Shoot the Pianist
1960 French crime drama film directed by François Truffaut
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7.2Charlie 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.
Released: 1960-11-2585 minDir: François TruffautDrama, Thriller, Crime
Cast
- Charles Aznavour as Charlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan
- Marie Dubois as Léna
- Nicole Berger as Thérèse Saroyan
- Michèle Mercier as Clarisse
- Serge Davri as Plyne
- Claude Mansard as Momo
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1960 black comedy films1960 films1960 French films1960 French-language films1960 romantic comedy films1960s crime comedy-drama films1960s crime thriller films1960s romantic comedy-drama films1960s romantic thriller filmsFilms about kidnapping in FranceFilms about pianos and pianistsFilms about widowhood