Shoot the Piano Player

1960 PG-13 1h 25m

7.2 / 10 441

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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.

Director François Truffaut

Writers

David Goodis François Truffaut François Truffaut

Stars

Charles Aznavour Marie Dubois Nicole Berger

Charles Aznavour

Charlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan

Jean-Jacques Aslanian

Concierge (uncredited)

Drama Thriller Crime

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felixxx999 3 Oct 2018

10/10

noiroftheweek.com : This isn't the golden age of film noir right now. Nearly every crime film released has critics noting their "noir look" or style. The latest crime films have more to do with comic books and video games than old classic noir. Having a young actor stand in the rain with a fedora looking all squinty and gloomy isn't noir. Bleak Nordic crime TV shows are probably the closest you...