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Shoot the Piano Player (French: Tirez sur le pianiste; UK title: Shoot the Pianist) is a 1960 French New Wave crime drama film directed by François Truffaut that stars Charles Aznavour as the titular pianist with Marie Dubois, Nicole Berger, and Michèle Mercier as the three women in his life.
- 25 November 1960 (France)
- Pierre Braunberger
Shoot the Piano Player: Directed by François Truffaut. With Charles Aznavour, Marie Dubois, Nicole Berger, Michèle Mercier. A pianist helps his brother escape from two gangsters, who retaliate by abducting their kid brother.
Feb 10, 2019. Charlie (Charles Aznavour) is a former classical pianist who has changed his name and now plays jazz in a grimy Paris bar. When Charlie's brothers, Richard (Jean-Jacques Aslanian)...
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- Charles Aznavour
- François Truffaut
- Comedy, Drama
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Part thriller, part comedy, part tragedy, Shoot the Piano Player relates the adventures of mild-mannered piano player Charlie (Charles Aznavour, in a triumph of hangdog deadpan) as he stumbles into the criminal underworld and a whirlwind love affair.
- Charlie Koller/Edouard Saroyan
Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A concert pianist on the run gets mixed up with gangsters. Cast & Crew. Read More. François Truffaut. Director. Charles Aznavour. Charlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan. Marie Dubois. Léna. Nicole Berger. Théresa. Michèle Mercier. Clarisse. Albert Rémy.
Hailed today as a modern classic, Shoot the Piano Player is a pluperfect example of a film “ahead of its time.” Based on a novel by David Goodis (an American “pulp” writer beloved by the French), it tells of an introverted pianist who after his wife’s suicide (an event for which he holds himself responsible) forgoes a promising ...
While playing piano in a bar, pianist Charlie Koller is approached by his crook brother Chico Saroyan, who has been chased by two gangsters. Charlie helps him escape, but he upsets the two criminals, and they watch Charlie and waitress Léna, who is in love with him.