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Shoot the Piano Player

NR

1960

85 minutes

DramaThrillerCrime

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.

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Top Cast

Charles Aznavour headshot

Charles Aznavour

Charlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan

Marie Dubois headshot

Marie Dubois

Léna

Nicole Berger headshot

Nicole Berger

Thérèse Saroyan

Michèle Mercier headshot

Michèle Mercier

Clarisse

Serge Davri headshot

Serge Davri

Plyne

Claude Mansard headshot

Claude Mansard

Momo

Richard Kanayan headshot

Richard Kanayan

Fido Saroyan

Albert Rémy headshot

Albert Rémy

Chico Saroyan

Jean-Jacques Aslanian headshot

Jean-Jacques Aslanian

Richard Saroyan

Daniel Boulanger headshot

Daniel Boulanger

Ernest

Claude Heymann headshot

Claude Heymann

Lars Schmeel

Alex Joffé headshot

Alex Joffé

Passerby

Boby Lapointe headshot

Boby Lapointe

Le chanteur

Catherine Lutz headshot

Catherine Lutz

Mammy

Laure Paillette headshot

Laure Paillette

La mère (uncredited)

Alice Sapritch headshot

Alice Sapritch

Concierge (uncredited)