Shoot the Piano Player (1960)

Shoot the Piano Player (1960)

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! 1960-11-25 France 85 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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

Charles Aznavour is Charlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan
Charlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan
Nicole Berger is Thérèse Saroyan
Thérèse Saroyan
Richard Kanayan is Fido Saroyan
Fido Saroyan
Albert Rémy is Chico Saroyan
Chico Saroyan
Jean-Jacques Aslanian is Richard Saroyan
Richard Saroyan
Claude Heymann is Lars Schmeel
Lars Schmeel
Alex Joffé is Passerby
Passerby