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Shoot the Piano Player

1962·1h 32m·Not Rated
DramaCrimeThriller
IMDb Rating
★ 7.4/10
21,908 votes

A pianist helps his brother escape from two gangsters, who retaliate by abducting their kid brother.

Shoot the Piano Player is a 1962 drama crime movie directed by François Truffaut, starring Charles Aznavour, Nicole Berger, Marie Dubois. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.4/10 from 21,908 votes and runs 1h 32m.

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Director
François Truffaut
Stars
Charles Aznavour
Nicole Berger
Marie Dubois
Michèle Mercier
Details
1962-07-23
92 min
Movie
Not Rated
★ France
★ French, English
Keywords
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