Shoot the Piano Player

Shoot the Piano Player (1960)

François Truffaut, Brilliant Director Who Gave You the Award Winning "The 400 Blows", Now Brings to the Screen a Fascinating New Work That Plays in Many Keys...All of Them Delightful!

  • Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime
  • Release Date: 1960-11-25
  • User Rating: 7.2/10 from 405 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 25min
  • Language: Français
  • Production Company: Les Films de la Pléiade
  • Production Country: France
  • Director: François Truffaut
star 7.2/10
From 405 Ratings

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.

Shoot the Piano Player Trailer

Is Shoot the Piano Player on HBO Max?

Unfortunately the movie Shoot the Piano Player is not yet available on HBO Max.

  • Charles Aznavour

    as Charlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan
  • Marie Dubois

    as Léna
  • Nicole Berger

    as Thérèse Saroyan
  • Michèle Mercier

    as Clarisse
  • Serge Davri

    as Plyne
  • Claude Mansard

    as Momo
  • Richard Kanayan

    as Fido Saroyan
  • Albert Rémy

    as Chico Saroyan
  • Jean-Jacques Aslanian

    as Richard Saroyan
  • Daniel Boulanger

    as Ernest
  • Claude Heymann

    as Lars Schmeel
  • Alex Joffé

    as Passerby
  • Boby Lapointe

    as Le chanteur
  • Catherine Lutz

    as Mammy
  • Laure Paillette

    as La mère (uncredited)
  • Alice Sapritch

    as Concierge (uncredited)
Directing François Truffaut Director
Production Pierre Braunberger Producer
Sound Georges Delerue Original Music Composer
Camera Raoul Coutard Director of Photography
Editing Claudine Bouché Editor
Editing Cécile Decugis Editor
Writing David Goodis Novel
Art Jacques Mély Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Jacqueline Pipard Makeup Artist
Production Serge Komor Production Manager
Directing Robert Bober Assistant Director
Directing Francis Cognany Assistant Director
Directing Bjørn Johansen Assistant Director
Camera Claude Beausoleil Camera Operator
Camera Raymond Cauchetier Assistant Camera
Camera Jean-Louis Malige Assistant Camera
Directing Suzanne Schiffman Script Supervisor
Production Luce Deuss Production Secretary
Production Roger Fleytoux Administration
Writing François Truffaut Adaptation
Writing François Truffaut Dialogue
Writing Marcel Moussy Adaptation
Sound Jacques Gallois Sound

keyboard_arrow_up