Shoot the Piano Player
Summary: A pianist helps his brother escape from two gangsters, who retaliate by abducting their kid brother.
Release Date: July 23, 1962
Director:
François Truffaut
Runtime: 1 h 32 min
MPAA: Not Rated
Production: Les Films de la Pléiade
Movie budget: $ 890,063
Domestic: $ 21,124
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1950saccidental killingaccidental stabbingalpsattempted strangulationbarbare breastsbare chested malebartenderbased on novelbasementbistroboyfriend girlfriend relationshipbrother brother relationshipconcert pianistconversation with character playing pianocracked mirrorcult filmdead wifedead woman on grounddeath of wifedriving a cardying youngfalling to deathfemale nudityflashbackforeign language adaptationfour brothersfrancefrench new wavefrench prostitutegangsterhiding from policeimperative in titleimplied seximpresariokidnapped brotherkidnappingkissknife as weaponlittle brotherlove interestman smokes a pipemurdermusicianneo noirnouvelle vagueparis francepianistpiano recitalprostitutepseudonymreference to john waynerunning a red lightself defenseself pityshootoutshyshy personshynesssingersinger cameosnowstabbed in the backstabbingsuicidesuicide by jumpingsuicide by jumping out a windowsuicide of wifethieftimeframe 1950stragic eventvoice over inner thoughtswaitresswidower
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