Shoot the Piano Player
1960
Movie Information
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.
Release Date
November 25, 1960
Director
François Truffaut
Runtime
1h 25m
Cast
Charles AznavourMarie DuboisNicole BergerMichèle MercierSerge DavriClaude MansardRichard KanayanAlbert RémyJean-Jacques AslanianDaniel Boulanger
Production
Les Films de la Pléiade
Genres
DramaThrillerCrime