Shoot the Piano Player
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!
1960-11-25 | 85 minutes
Plot Summary
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 AznavourCharlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan
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Marie DuboisLéna
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Nicole BergerThérèse Saroyan
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Michèle MercierClarisse
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Serge DavriPlyne
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Claude MansardMomo
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Daniel BoulangerErnest
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Alex JofféPasserby
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Boby LapointeLe chanteur
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Catherine LutzMammy
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Laure PailletteLa mère (uncredited)
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Alice SapritchConcierge (uncredited)
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