Shoot the Piano Player
Tirez sur le pianiste
France • 1960
Director
#315Criterion Collection →Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
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.
Criterion Closet Pick
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Credits
Crew
DirectorFrançois Truffaut
CinematographerRaoul Coutard
ComposerGeorges Delerue
EditorClaudine Bouché, Cécile Decugis
ProducerPierre Braunberger
Cast
Charles Aznavouras Charlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan
Marie Duboisas Léna
Nicole Bergeras Thérèse Saroyan
Michèle Mercieras Clarisse