Shoot the Piano Player

1960 · Tirez sur le pianiste

Directed by

François Truffaut

Starring

Charles Aznavour, Marie Dubois, Nicole Berger

Runtime

1h 25m

Country

USA

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.