

Shoot the Piano Player
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!
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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- Language
- French
- based on novel or book
- jazz
- jazz singer or musician
- jazz club
- organized crime
- black and white
- pianist
- french noir
- neo-noir
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalNR23 Jul 1962
United KingdomGB
- PremiereLondon Film Festival21 Oct 1960
- Theatrical8 Dec 1960
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical4 Apr 1961
FranceFR
- TheatricalTP25 Nov 1960
GermanyDE
- TheatricalWest Germany25 Nov 1960
ItalyIT
- Theatrical27 Oct 1961
JapanJP
- TheatricalG23 Jul 1963
NetherlandsNL
- Physical12DVD6 May 2013
PolandPL
- Digital / OTT187 Oct 2001
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Shoot the Piano Player was released on 25 November 1960.
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Steve
10/3/2018
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're going to get now…
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