Shoot the Piano Player

IMDb 7.2 1960 • 85 min • DramaThrillerCrime

Director

François Truffaut

Country

FR

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Charles Aznavour
Charles Aznavour Charlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan
Marie Dubois
Marie Dubois Léna
Nicole Berger
Nicole Berger Thérèse Saroyan
Michèle Mercier
Michèle Mercier Clarisse
Serge Davri
Serge Davri Plyne