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About
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.
Theatrical
Jul 23, 1962
Theaters
1
Director
Producer
Music
Studio
Les Films de la Pléiade
Original Title
Tirez sur le pianiste
Original Language
French
Cast
Full credits →C
Charles Aznavour
Charlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan
M
Marie Dubois
Léna
N
Nicole Berger
Thérèse Saroyan
M
Michèle Mercier
Clarisse
S
Serge Davri
Plyne
C
Claude Mansard
Momo
R
Richard Kanayan
Fido Saroyan
A
Albert Rémy
Chico Saroyan
D
Daniel Boulanger
Ernest
C
Claude Heymann
Lars Schmeel
A
Alex Joffé
Passerby
B
Boby Lapointe
Le chanteur
C
Catherine Lutz
Mammy
L
Laure Paillette
La mère (uncredited)
A
Alice Sapritch
Concierge (uncredited)
