The French film “Tirez sur le
pianiste” (English: “Shoot the Piano Player”) is released on 25
November 1960. This crime drama is directed by one of the founders of
La Nouvelle Vague (English: The New Wave), François Truffaut. It is
Truffaut's second feature after “Les quatre cents coups”
(English: The 400 Blows). Based on the novel “Down There” by the
American writer David Goodis the film stars the French/Armenian
singer Charles Aznavour as the pianist Charlie Kohler / Edouard
Saroyan.
Synopsis
A former virtuose pianist, Charlie
Kohler/Edouard Saroyan, gave up after his wife's suicide. Now he is
stroking the keys in a Parisian bar. The waitress, Léna, is falling
in love with Charlie, who it turns out is not who he says he is. When
his brother Chico has trouble with gangsters, Charlie gets involved
into the chaos...
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| Nicole Berger & Charles Aznavour |
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| Charles Aznavour & Marie Dubois |
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| Charles Aznavour |
Main Cast
- Charles Aznavour as Charlie Kohler / Edouard Saroyan
- Marie Dubois as Léna
- 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
- Jean-Jacques Aslanian as Richard Saroyan
- Daniel Boulanger as Ernest
- Claude Heymann as Lars Schmeel
- Alex Joffé as Passerby
- Boby Lapointe as The Singer
- Catherine Lutz as Mammy
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| Nicole Berger & Charles Aznavour |
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| Marie Dubois |
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| François Truffaut, Marie Dubois & Charles Aznavour |
1960 French Trailer
Screen test Marie Dubois
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