
Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
Original Title: Tirez sur le pianiste
Crime
Drama
Thriller
7.2 (413 votes)
1h 25m
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.
Details
- Director
- François Truffaut
- Writer
- N/A
- Original Language
- French
- Budget
- N/A
Cast
Albert Rémy
Charles Aznavour
Claude Mansard
Daniel Boulanger
Jean-Jacques Aslanian
Marie Dubois
Michèle Mercier
Nicole Berger
Richard Kanayan
Serge Davri
Keywords
based on novel or book
french noir
organized crime
pianist
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