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Shoot the Piano Player
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!
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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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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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.
More about Shoot the Piano Player
Cast
Charles AznavourCharlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan
Marie DuboisLéna
Nicole BergerThérèse Saroyan
Michèle MercierClarisse
Serge DavriPlyne
Claude MansardMomo
Richard KanayanFido Saroyan
Albert RémyChico SaroyanCredits
- Directed by
- François Truffaut
- Written by
- David Goodis
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Original title
- Tirez sur le pianiste
Production
- Les Films de la PléiadeFrance
