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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! - Shoot the Piano Player
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Title: Shoot the Piano Player

Release Date: 25 Nov 1960

Runtime: 1h 25m

Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime

Director: Les Films de la Pléiade

Production Companies: Les Films de la Pléiade

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.2 (408 votes)

Cast

  • Charlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan: Charles Aznavour
  • Léna: Marie Dubois
  • Thérèse Saroyan: Nicole Berger
  • Clarisse: Michèle Mercier
  • Plyne: Serge Davri
  • Momo: Claude Mansard
  • Fido Saroyan: Richard Kanayan
  • Chico Saroyan: Albert Rémy
  • Richard Saroyan: Jean-Jacques Aslanian
  • Ernest: Daniel Boulanger
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