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A pianist helps his brother escape from two gangsters, who retaliate by abducting their kid brother.A pianist helps his brother escape from two gangsters, who retaliate by abducting their kid brother.A pianist helps his brother escape from two gangsters, who retaliate by abducting their kid brother.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Richard Kanayan
- Fido Saroyan
- (as Le jeune Richard Kanayan)
Laure Paillette
- La mère
- (uncredited)
Alice Sapritch
- Concierge
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaBecause no funding was available from any of the studios, François Truffaut and his crew shot the film on the fly on the streets of Paris, often making up the script as they went along. The ending was decided on the basis of who was available at the time of shooting.
- GoofsWhen Lena and Charlie walk home after work, the shadow of the camera can be seen on their coats.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Sunday Night: Don't Shoot the Composer (1966)
Featured review
Remarkably enjoyable and fresh
Sometimes you watch a classic for the first time and you don't understand the hype. This time I was more than pleasantly surprised. Wonderful, whimsical and sad little film noir. This movie completely plays with the audience, but in a loving way. The actors and actresses are almost uniformly great. Some incredible faces. Aznavour in particular has an amazingly distinctive look. Be warned, it takes about ten minutes to have an idea of what is going on. Just hang in there and go with it. Highly recommend.
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- daustin
- Dec 16, 2000
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Schießen Sie auf den Pianisten
- Filming locations
- Garage du Dauphiné, 53 route de Lyon, Grenoble, Isère, France(Ernest and Momo push the broken down car to a gas station, now disused)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- FRF 890,063 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $21,124
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,206
- Apr 25, 1999
- Gross worldwide
- $21,124
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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By what name was Shoot the Piano Player (1960) officially released in India in English?
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