Shoot the Piano Player(Tirez sur le pianiste)
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France · 1960
1h 25m
Director François Truffaut
Starring Charles Aznavour, Marie Dubois, Nicole Berger, Michèle Mercier
Genre Drama, Thriller, Crime
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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.
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