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1960

Shoot the Piano Player

Directed by François Truffaut
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.

Duration

1h 25m

Released

November 25, 1960

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7.2

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Cast16

  • Charles Aznavour
  • Marie Dubois
  • Nicole Berger
  • Michèle Mercier
  • Serge Davri
  • Claude Mansard
  • Richard Kanayan
  • Albert Rémy
  • Jean-Jacques Aslanian

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