Shoot the Piano Player (1960)

NR11/25/1960Drama, Thriller, Crime1h 25m
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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!

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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Charles Aznavour

    Charlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan

  2. Cast 1

    Marie Dubois

    Léna

  3. Cast 1

    Nicole Berger

    Thérèse Saroyan

  4. Cast 1

    Michèle Mercier

    Clarisse

  5. Cast 1

    Serge Davri

    Plyne

  6. Cast 1

    Claude Mansard

    Momo

  7. Richard Kanayan

    Fido Saroyan

  8. Cast 1

    Albert Rémy

    Chico Saroyan

  9. Jean-Jacques Aslanian

    Richard Saroyan

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