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Shoot the Piano Player
Shoot the Piano Player
French 1h 25min 7.2 /10
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.
Storyline
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.
Release Date:
11/25/1960
Runtime:
1h 25min
Director:
Genre:
Status:
Released
Language:
French
Production:
Les Films de la Pléiade
Cast
Charles Aznavour
Charlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan
Marie Dubois
Léna
Nicole Berger
Thérèse Saroyan
Michèle Mercier
Clarisse
Serge Davri
Plyne
Claude Mansard
Momo
Richard Kanayan
Fido Saroyan
Albert Rémy
Chico Saroyan
Jean-Jacques Aslanian
Richard Saroyan
Daniel Boulanger
Ernest
Claude Heymann
Lars Schmeel
Alex Joffé
Passerby
Boby Lapointe
Le chanteur
Catherine Lutz
Mammy
Laure Paillette
La mère (uncredited)
Alice Sapritch
Concierge (uncredited)
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