Drama ·Thriller ·Crime · France · 1960 · 1h 25m

Shoot the Piano Player

Tirez sur le pianiste

Shoot the Piano Player poster
Director
François Truffaut
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
Crew
Raoul Coutard — Director of Photography Cécile Decugis — Editor Claudine Bouché — Editor Georges Delerue — Original Music Composer David Goodis — Novel Pierre Braunberger — Producer
Tagline

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!

Synopsis

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.

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Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookjazzjazz singer or musicianjazz cluborganized crimeblack and whitepianistfrench noirneo-noir
Key Collaborators
François Truffaut Director Raoul Coutard Director of Photography Cécile Decugis Editor Claudine Bouché Editor Georges Delerue Original Music Composer David Goodis Novel Pierre Braunberger Producer Jacques Mély Production Design
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