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Shoot the Piano Player

72% | Nov 25, 1960
Drama Thriller Crime

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 Billed Cast

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Charles Aznavour
Charlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan
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Nicole Berger
Thérèse Saroyan

Featured Crew

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François Truffaut
Director
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Pierre Braunberger
Producer
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Georges Delerue
Original Music Composer
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Raoul Coutard
Director of Photography
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Claudine Bouché
Editor
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Cécile Decugis
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David Goodis
Novel
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Jacques Mély
Production Design
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Jacqueline Pipard
Makeup Artist
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Serge Komor
Production Manager
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Robert Bober
Assistant Director
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Francis Cognany
Assistant Director

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