Shoot the Piano Player (Tirez sur le pianiste) 63 years old

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!

Shoot the Piano Player

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.

Credits

Shoot the Piano Player Cast

Name Character
Charles Aznavour He was 36, 94 years old when he died as Charlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan
Catherine Lutz She was 5, now 58 years old as Mammy
Daniel Boulanger He was 38, 92 years old when he died as Ernest
Marie Dubois She was 23, 77 years old when she died as Léna
Albert Rémy He was 49, 55 years old when he died as Chico Saroyan
Serge Davri He was 41, 93 years old when he died as Plyne
Michèle Mercier She was 21, 73 years old when she died as Clarisse
Richard Kanayan as Fido Saroyan
Claude Heymann He was 52, 86 years old when he died as Lars Schmeel
Alex Joffé He was 41, 76 years old when he died as Passerby
Nicole Berger She was 26, 32 years old when she died as Thérèse Saroyan
Boby Lapointe He was 38, 50 years old when he died as Le chanteur
Claude Mansard He was 38, 44 years old when he died as Momo

Shoot the Piano Player Crew

Name Department
Claudine Bouché as Editor. She was 35 (88) years old when She died Editing
David Goodis as Screenplay. He was 43 (49) years old when He died Writing
François Truffaut as Director. He was 28 (52) years old when He died Directing
François Truffaut as Screenplay. He was 28 (52) years old when He died Writing
Raoul Coutard as Director of Photography. He was 36 (92) years old when He died Camera
Pierre Braunberger as Producer. He was 55 (85) years old when He died Production
Jacques Gallois as Sound Designer. Sound
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Shoot the Piano Player (63 years)

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!

  • Release day: Friday, November 25, 1960
  • Runtime: 85 minutes