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!

Categories: Drama, Thriller, Crime
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.
Status: Released IMDb
Release date: 1960-11-25
Run time: 85 minute / 1:25
Director: François Truffaut
Production Company : Les Films de la Pléiade
Production Country: France

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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
Richard Kanayan
as Fido Saroyan
Albert Rémy
as Chico Saroyan
Jean-Jacques Aslanian
as Richard Saroyan
Daniel Boulanger
as Ernest
Claude Heymann
as Lars Schmeel
Alex Joffé
as Passerby
Boby Lapointe
as Le chanteur
Catherine Lutz
as Mammy
Laure Paillette
as La mère (uncredited)
Alice Sapritch
as Concierge (uncredited)
Production
Pierre Braunberger Producer

Editing
Claudine Bouché Editor

Camera
Raoul Coutard Director of Photography

Editing
Cécile Decugis Editor

Directing
François Truffaut Director

Sound
Georges Delerue Original Music Composer

Directing
Francis Cognany Assistant Director
Suzanne Schiffman Script Supervisor

Production
Luce Deuss Production Secretary

Directing
Bjørn Johansen Assistant Director

Art
Jacques Mély Production Design

Costume & Make-Up
Jacqueline Pipard Makeup Artist

Production
Roger Fleytoux Administration

Camera
Raymond Cauchetier Assistant Camera
Jean-Louis Malige Assistant Camera

Production
Serge Komor Production Manager

Directing
Robert Bober Assistant Director

Writing
David Goodis Novel

Camera
Claude Beausoleil Camera Operator

Writing
François Truffaut Dialogue
François Truffaut Adaptation

Sound
Jacques Gallois Sound

Writing
Marcel Moussy Adaptation





















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