Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
7.2|25 Nov, 1960|85 min
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!
7.2|25 Nov, 1960|85 min
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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.
Keywords
based on novel or book
organized crime
pianist
french noir
Casts
Charles Aznavour
Charlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan
Marie Dubois
Léna
Nicole Berger
Thérèse Saroyan
Michèle Mercier
Clarisse
Serge Davri
Plyne
Claude Mansard
Momo
Richard Kanayan
Fido Saroyan
Albert Rémy
Chico Saroyan
Jean-Jacques Aslanian
Richard Saroyan
Daniel Boulanger
Ernest
Claude Heymann
Lars Schmeel
Alex Joffé
Passerby
Boby Lapointe
Le chanteur
Catherine Lutz
Mammy
Laure Paillette
La mère (uncredited)
Alice Sapritch
Concierge (uncredited)
Crews
François Truffaut
Director
Pierre Braunberger
Producer
Georges Delerue
Original Music Composer
Raoul Coutard
Director of Photography
Claudine Bouché
Editor
Cécile Decugis
Editor
David Goodis
Novel
Jacques Mély
Production Design
Jacqueline Pipard
Makeup Artist
Serge Komor
Production Manager
Robert Bober
Assistant Director
Francis Cognany
Assistant Director
Bjørn Johansen
Assistant Director
Claude Beausoleil
Camera Operator
Raymond Cauchetier
Assistant Camera
Jean-Louis Malige
Assistant Camera
Suzanne Schiffman
Script Supervisor
Luce Deuss
Production Secretary
Roger Fleytoux
Administration
François Truffaut
Adaptation
François Truffaut
Dialogue
Marcel Moussy
Adaptation
Jacques Gallois
Sound
Backdrops & Posters
