Shoot the Piano Player

Shoot the Piano Player

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DramaThrillerCrime

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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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
Boby Lapointe
Boby Lapointe
Le chanteur
Catherine Lutz
Catherine Lutz
Mammy
Laure Paillette
Laure Paillette
La mère (uncredited)
Alice Sapritch
Alice Sapritch
Concierge (uncredited)

WriterDaniel Boulanger

DirectorsClaude Heymann, Alex Joffé

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Release dateNov 25 1960

Runtime1 hour 25 minutes

Official siteVisit here

LanguageFrench

Production companiesLes Films de la Pléiade

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