Shoot the Piano Player

François Truffaut
1960-11-25

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!
7.2
85 min

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

Name Character Team
Charles Aznavour Charlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan Unowned
Marie Dubois Léna Unowned
Nicole Berger Thérèse Saroyan Unowned
Michèle Mercier Clarisse Unowned
Serge Davri Plyne Unowned
Claude Mansard Momo Unowned
Richard Kanayan Fido Saroyan Unowned
Albert Rémy Chico Saroyan Unowned
Jean-Jacques Aslanian Richard Saroyan Unowned
Daniel Boulanger Ernest Unowned
Claude Heymann Lars Schmeel Unowned
Alex Joffé Passerby Unowned
Boby Lapointe Le chanteur Unowned
Catherine Lutz Mammy Unowned
Laure Paillette La mère (uncredited) Unowned
Alice Sapritch Concierge (uncredited) Unowned