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Shoot the Piano Player (1960) [NR]

Release Date:
November 25, 1960

Original Title:
Tirez sur le pianiste

Alternate Titles:
Disparen sobre el pianista
Shoot the Pianist
Shoot the Piano Player
Skyt på pianisten
Стреляйте по пианиста
피아니스트를 쏴라

Genres:
Crime | Drama | Thriller

Production Companies:
Les Films de la Pléiade

Production Countries:
France

Ratings / Certifications:
FR: U  JP: G  NL: 12  PL: 18  US: NR 

Runtime: 85

François Truffaut, Brilliant Director Who Gave You the Award Winning "The 400 Blows", Now Brings to the Screen a Fascinating New Work That Plays in Many Keys...All of Them Delightful!

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Adaptation:
Marcel Moussy
François Truffaut

Administration:
Roger Fleytoux

Assistant Camera:
Raymond Cauchetier
Jean-Louis Malige

Assistant Director:
Bjørn Johansen
Francis Cognany
Robert Bober

Camera Operator:
Claude Beausoleil

Dialogue:
François Truffaut

Director:
François Truffaut

Director of Photography:
Raoul Coutard

Editor:
Cécile Decugis
Claudine Bouché

Makeup Artist:
Jacqueline Pipard

Novel:
David Goodis

Original Music Composer:
Georges Delerue

Producer:
Pierre Braunberger

Production Design:
Jacques Mély

Production Manager:
Serge Komor

Production Secretary:
Luce Deuss

Script Supervisor:
Suzanne Schiffman

Sound:
Jacques Gallois

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