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Shoot the Piano Player

19607.2 / 1085 min
Drama, Thriller, Crime

Overview

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.

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

Boby Lapointe

Boby Lapointe

Le chanteur

Catherine Lutz

Catherine Lutz

Mammy

Laure Paillette

Laure Paillette

La mère (uncredited)

Alice Sapritch

Alice Sapritch

Concierge (uncredited)

Crew

François Truffaut

François Truffaut

Director

Pierre Braunberger

Pierre Braunberger

Producer

Cécile Decugis

Cécile Decugis

Editor

Georges Delerue

Georges Delerue

Original Music Composer

Raoul Coutard

Raoul Coutard

Director of Photography

Claudine Bouché

Claudine Bouché

Editor

Bjørn Johansen

Bjørn Johansen

Assistant Director

Raymond Cauchetier

Raymond Cauchetier

Assistant Camera

Roger Fleytoux

Roger Fleytoux

Administration

Francis Cognany

Francis Cognany

Assistant Director

Jacqueline Pipard

Jacqueline Pipard

Makeup Artist

Claude Beausoleil

Claude Beausoleil

Camera Operator

Jacques Mély

Jacques Mély

Production Design

Robert Bober

Robert Bober

Assistant Director

Luce Deuss

Luce Deuss

Production Secretary

Suzanne Schiffman

Suzanne Schiffman

Script Supervisor

David Goodis

David Goodis

Novel

Serge Komor

Serge Komor

Production Manager

Jean-Louis Malige

Jean-Louis Malige

Assistant Camera

Jacques Gallois

Jacques Gallois

Sound

Marcel Moussy

Marcel Moussy

Adaptation

François Truffaut

François Truffaut

Adaptation

François Truffaut

François Truffaut

Dialogue