Shoot the Piano Player (1960)

Shoot the Piano Player (1960)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1960-11-25 France 85 Min. PG-13
7.2 413 votes
Drama, Thriller, Crime

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.

Cast

Charles Aznavour is Charlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan
Charlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan
Marie Dubois is Léna
Léna
Nicole Berger is Thérèse Saroyan
Thérèse Saroyan
Michèle Mercier is Clarisse
Clarisse
Serge Davri is Plyne
Plyne
Richard Kanayan is Fido Saroyan
Fido Saroyan
Albert Rémy is Chico Saroyan
Chico Saroyan
Jean-Jacques Aslanian is Richard Saroyan
Richard Saroyan
Claude Heymann is Lars Schmeel
Lars Schmeel
Alex Joffé is Passerby
Passerby
Boby Lapointe is Le chanteur
Le chanteur
Laure Paillette is La mère (uncredited)
La mère (uncredited)
Alice Sapritch is Concierge (uncredited)
Concierge (uncredited)