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Shoot the Piano Player

72.00999999999999 %|Nov 25, 1960|Drama, Thriller, Crime

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.

Featured Crew

François Truffaut
Director
Pierre Braunberger
Producer
Cécile Decugis
Editor
Georges Delerue
Original Music Composer
Raoul Coutard
Director of Photography
Claudine Bouché
Editor
Bjørn Johansen
Assistant Director
Raymond Cauchetier
Assistant Camera

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Cast

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Charles Aznavour
Charlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan
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Nicole Berger
Thérèse Saroyan
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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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Claude Heymann
Lars Schmeel
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Alex Joffé
Passerby
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Boby Lapointe
Le chanteur
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Laure Paillette
La mère (uncredited)
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Alice Sapritch
Concierge (uncredited)