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Shoot the Piano Player

NR

Tirez sur le pianiste

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!

1960·85 min·Released
Studio: Les Films de la Pléiade
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7.4IMDb
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Theatrical Nov 25, 1960
Nexus ms21186TMDb 1818IMDb tt0054389
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France · French · Foreign

Overview

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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based on novel or bookjazzjazz singer or musicianjazz cluborganized crimeblack and whitepianistfrench noirneo-noir

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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026