Shoot the Piano Player

1h 25min

Drama

Thriller

Crime

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

Charles Aznavour

Charlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan
Nicole Berger

Nicole Berger

Thérèse Saroyan
Richard Kanayan

Richard Kanayan

Fido Saroyan
Albert Rémy

Albert Rémy

Chico Saroyan
Jean-Jacques Aslanian

Jean-Jacques Aslanian

Richard Saroyan
Claude Heymann

Claude Heymann

Lars Schmeel
Alex Joffé

Alex Joffé

Passerby
Boby Lapointe

Boby Lapointe

Le chanteur
Laure Paillette

Laure Paillette

La mère (uncredited)
Alice Sapritch

Alice Sapritch

Concierge (uncredited)

Release date

25th Nov 1960

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français