Poster for the movie Shoot the Piano Player

Shoot the Piano Player

1960 • 85 minutes
DramaThrillerCrime

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.

Picture of Charles Aznavour

Charles Aznavour

Charlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan

Picture of Marie Dubois

Marie Dubois

Léna

Picture of Nicole Berger

Nicole Berger

Thérèse Saroyan

Picture of Michèle Mercier

Michèle Mercier

Clarisse

Picture of Serge Davri

Serge Davri

Plyne

Picture of Claude Mansard

Claude Mansard

Momo

Picture of Richard Kanayan

Richard Kanayan

Fido Saroyan

Picture of Albert Rémy

Albert Rémy

Chico Saroyan

Picture of Jean-Jacques Aslanian

Jean-Jacques Aslanian

Richard Saroyan

Picture of Daniel Boulanger

Daniel Boulanger

Ernest

Picture of Claude Heymann

Claude Heymann

Lars Schmeel

Picture of Alex Joffé

Alex Joffé

Passerby

Picture of Boby Lapointe

Boby Lapointe

Le chanteur

Picture of Catherine Lutz

Catherine Lutz

Mammy

Picture of Laure Paillette

Laure Paillette

La mère (uncredited)

Picture of Alice Sapritch

Alice Sapritch

Concierge (uncredited)