Shoot the Piano Player
1960·Movie
·1h 25min·
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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!
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.
French New WaveCrime DramaShowbiz SettingCynical RomanceStylishIntriguing PlotCharacter-DrivenMelancholy ToneGangster Film
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Directed by:
François Truffaut, Suzanne Schiffman, Francis Cognany
Written by:
François Truffaut, François Truffaut, David Goodis
Produced by:
Pierre Braunberger, Luce Deuss, Roger Fleytoux
Composed by:
Georges Delerue, Jacques Gallois
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