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!
Country
Production
Budget
$0
Box office
$20 615
Director
Actors
Charles Aznavour, Marie Dubois, Nicole Berger, Michèle Mercier, Serge Davri, Claude Mansard, Richard Kanayan, Albert Rémy, Jean-Jacques Aslanian, Daniel Boulanger
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Jacques Mély
Audition
Editing
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- Filming took place from November 30, 1959, to January 22, 1960, in Paris, Levallois-Perret, and Grenoble.
- The film's screenplay was based on the 1956 novel 'Down There' by American writer David Goodis.
- Since no studio was willing to fund the project, François Truffaut and his team filmed the movie on the fly, as it were, on the streets of Paris. The script was frequently rewritten during filming, and the final scenes featured whichever actors happened to be available at the time.
- Since no studio wanted to finance this project, François Truffaut and his team shot the film on the fly on the streets of Paris. The script was frequently rewritten during filming, and the finale involved whichever actors were available at the time.
- While the characters are driving in the car with their kidnappers, a truck with the logo of 'Cahiers du Cinéma' magazine passes by. Before becoming a director, François Truffaut worked there as a film critic.
- As Lena and Sharli walk home from work, the shadow of the camera can be seen on their coats.
- The film's screenplay was based on the novel 'Down There' (1956) by American writer David Goodis.
- When the heroes are driving in a car with the kidnappers, a truck with the logo of 'Cahiers du Cinema' magazine passes by. Before becoming a director, François Truffaut worked there as a film critic.
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