Shoot the Piano Player

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!

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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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Creators

François Truffaut

director

David Goodis

writer

François Truffaut

writer

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Marcel Moussy

writer

Cast

Charles Aznavour actor

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Marie Dubois actor

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Nicole Berger actor Michèle Mercier actor

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Serge Davri actor

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Claude Mansard actor

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Richard Kanayan actor

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Albert Rémy actor

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Jean-Jacques Aslanian actor

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Daniel Boulanger actor

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Claude Heymann actor

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Alex Joffé actor Boby Lapointe actor

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Catherine Lutz actor

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Laure Paillette actor Alice Sapritch actor