Shoot the Piano Player
movie
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!
Released November 25, 1960
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
as
Charlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan
Marie Dubois
as
Léna
Nicole Berger
as
Thérèse Saroyan
Michèle Mercier
as
Clarisse
Serge Davri
as
Plyne
Claude Mansard
as
Momo
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Richard Kanayan
as
Fido Saroyan
Albert Rémy
as
Chico Saroyan
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Jean-Jacques Aslanian
as
Richard Saroyan
Daniel Boulanger
as
Ernest
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Claude Heymann
as
Lars Schmeel
Alex Joffé
as
Passerby
Crew
François Truffaut
as
Director
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Pierre Braunberger
as
Producer
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Cécile Decugis
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Editor
Georges Delerue
as
Original Music Composer
Raoul Coutard
as
Director of Photography
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Claudine Bouché
as
Editor
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Bjørn Johansen
as
Assistant Director
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Raymond Cauchetier
as
Assistant Camera
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Roger Fleytoux
as
Administration
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Francis Cognany
as
Assistant Director
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Jacqueline Pipard
as
Makeup Artist
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Claude Beausoleil
as
Camera Operator