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!

NR19601h 25m7.2Movie

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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.

Cast

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

Trailer

Tirez sur le pianiste : bande-annonce

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