Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
Tirez sur le pianiste
"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!"
ThumbScore
👍 87%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 90%
(RT: 90%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Charles Aznavour as Charlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan
Nicole Berger as Thérèse Saroyan
Michèle Mercier as Clarisse
Serge Davri as Plyne
Claude Mansard as Momo
Richard Kanayan as Fido Saroyan
Albert Rémy as Chico Saroyan
Is Shoot the Piano Player good?
Yes. 87% audience score, estimated from 458 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 90%.
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Overview
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. Wikipedia ↗
