Shoot the Piano Player (1960)

Directed by François Truffaut

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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.

Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime

Language: fr

Production

Cinematographer: Raoul Coutard · Composer: Georges Delerue · Editors: Cécile Decugis, Claudine Bouché · Production Design: Jacques Mély

Production: Les Films de la Pléiade

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