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!”
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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Cast
16 people
Charles Aznavour
Charlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan
Known for
Ararat
Taxi for Tobruk
Marie Dubois
Léna
Known for
Jules and Jim
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
Nicole Berger
Thérèse Saroyan
Known for
All the Boys Are Called Patrick
Love Is My Profession
Michèle Mercier
Clarisse
Known for
Angelique
Black Sabbath
Serge Davri
Plyne
Known for
Borsalino and Co.
Claude Mansard
Momo
Known for
Breathless
The Lovers
Richard Kanayan
Fido Saroyan
Known for
The 400 Blows
Albert Rémy
Chico Saroyan
Known for
The 400 Blows
The Train
Jean-Jacques Aslanian
Richard Saroyan
Also in
Josepha
Daniel Boulanger
Ernest
Known for
Breathless
Bed and Board
Claude Heymann
Lars Schmeel
Alex Joffé
Passerby
Also in
A Girl in a Pocket
Paradise Hotel
François Truffaut Director · David Goodis Author Georges Delerue Composer
United States release July 23, 1962 · Produced in France · Original title Tirez sur le pianiste
Production
Les Films de la Pléiade
Production
France
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Languages
Original title
Tirez sur le pianiste
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
United Kingdom · October 21, 1960
Premiere · London Film Festival
France · November 25, 1960
Theatrical
United States · July 23, 1962
Theatrical
Denmark
April 4, 1961 · Theatrical
Germany
November 25, 1960 · Theatrical · West Germany
Italy
October 27, 1961 · Theatrical
Japan
July 23, 1963 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 6, 2013 · Physical · DVD
Poland
October 7, 2001 · Digital
United Kingdom
December 8, 1960 · Theatrical
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