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Shoot the Piano Player

Original title: Tirez sur le pianiste
  • 19601960
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
20K
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Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
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A pianist helps his brother escape from two gangsters, who retaliate by abducting their kid brother.A pianist helps his brother escape from two gangsters, who retaliate by abducting their kid brother.A pianist helps his brother escape from two gangsters, who retaliate by abducting their kid brother.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
20K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • François Truffaut
  • Writers
    • David Goodis(novel "Down There")
    • François Truffaut(adaptation)
    • Marcel Moussy(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Charles Aznavour
    • Marie Dubois
    • Nicole Berger
  • Director
    • François Truffaut
  • Writers
    • David Goodis(novel "Down There")
    • François Truffaut(adaptation)
    • Marcel Moussy(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Charles Aznavour
    • Marie Dubois
    • Nicole Berger
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 74User reviews
    • 72Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Videos2

    Bande-annonce [OV]
    Trailer 1:50
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    Photos93

    Charles Aznavour and Marie Dubois in Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
    Charles Aznavour and Michèle Mercier in Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
    Charles Aznavour in Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
    Charles Aznavour, Serge Davri, Marie Dubois, and Catherine Lutz in Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
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    Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
    Charles Aznavour in Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
    Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
    Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
    Charles Aznavour in Shoot the Piano Player (1960)

    Top cast

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    Charles Aznavour
    Charles Aznavour
    • Charlie Koller…
    Marie Dubois
    Marie Dubois
    • Léna
    Nicole Berger
    Nicole Berger
    • Thérèse Saroyan
    Michèle Mercier
    Michèle Mercier
    • Clarisse
    Serge Davri
    Serge Davri
    • Plyne
    Claude Mansard
    • Momo
    Richard Kanayan
    • Fido Saroyan
    • (as Le jeune Richard Kanayan)
    Albert Rémy
    Albert Rémy
    • Chico Saroyan
    Jean-Jacques Aslanian
    • Richard Saroyan
    Daniel Boulanger
    • Ernest
    Claude Heymann
    • Lars Schmeel
    Alex Joffé
    • Passerby
    Boby Lapointe
    • Le chanteur
    Catherine Lutz
    Catherine Lutz
    • Mammy
    Laure Paillette
    • La mère
    • (uncredited)
    Alice Sapritch
    Alice Sapritch
    • Concierge
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • François Truffaut
    • Writers
      • David Goodis(novel "Down There")
      • François Truffaut(adaptation) (dialogue)
      • Marcel Moussy(adaptation)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Because no funding was available from any of the studios, François Truffaut and his crew shot the film on the fly on the streets of Paris, often making up the script as they went along. The ending was decided on the basis of who was available at the time of shooting.
    • Goofs
      When Lena and Charlie look at the men behind them in her compact mirror, the reflection shown is not plausible.
    • Quotes

      Momo: My old man used to say: "when you hear someone at your door, think it might be an assassin, this way, if it's a thief, you'll be glad!"

    • Connections
      Featured in Sunday Night: Don't Shoot the Composer (1966)
    • Soundtracks
      Avanie et Framboise
      Music by Boby Lapointe

      Lyrics by Boby Lapointe

      Performed by Boby Lapointe

    User reviews74

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    6/10
    Hit and miss
    I read mixed reviews about this film - some interesting elements but it doesn't work completely as a whole. Having seen it recently, I would tend to agree with these comments. Shoot the Piano Player is about a famous piano player who falls in love with and loses two women who care for him. After the death of the first, his wife, he changes his name and becomes a piano player in an obscure bar where he meets the second love of his life, a waitress. There are some sub-plots regarding his criminal brothers, the kidnapping of his son and the bar-owner also falling for the same waitress.

    There are very interesting individual scenes - interesting, not brilliant. On the whole, the film is a mish-mash of ideas and plots, all told very confusingly. Even if the narration had been more coherent, another problem is the visual look. There are noir themes in the narrative, but the visual style is in no way reminiscent of those films. It is more rooted in realism but has the visual look of a TV film.

    I don't know! I'm still confused by this film...
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    • Nov 9, 2006

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 23, 1962 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Schießen Sie auf den Pianisten
    • Filming locations
      • Garage du Dauphiné, 53 route de Lyon, Grenoble, Isère, France(Ernest and Momo push the broken down car to a gas station, now disused)
    • Production company
      • Les Films de la Pléiade
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • FRF 890,063 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $21,124
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $11,206
      • Apr 25, 1999
    • Gross worldwide
      • $21,124
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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