SYNOPSIS: François Truffaut is drunk on the possibilities of cinema in this, his most playful film. Part thriller, part comedy, part tragedy, Shoot the Piano Player relates the adventures of mild-mannered piano player Charlie (Charles Aznavour, in a triumph of hangdog deadpan) as he stumbles into the criminal underworld and a whirlwind love affair. Loaded with gags, guns, clowns, and thugs, this razor-sharp homage to the American gangster film is pure nouvelle vague.
| Charlie Koller/Edouard Saroyan | Charles Aznavour |
| Léna | Marie Dubois |
| Thérésa Saroyan | Nicole Berger |
| Clarisse | Michèle Mercier |
| Plyne | Serge Davri |
| Momo | Claude Mansard |
| Ernest | Daniel Boulanger |
| Richard Saroyan | Jean-Jacques Aslanian |
| Fido Saroyan | Richard Kanayan |
| Lars Schmeel | Claude Heymann |
| Chico Saroyan | Albert Remy |
| Director | François Truffaut |
| Cinematography | Raoul Coutard |
| Editing | Claudine Bouché and Cécile Decugis |
| From the novel “Down There” by | David Goodis |
| Adaptation by | François Truffaut and Marcel Moussy |
| Producer | Pierre Braunberger |
| Music | Georges Delerue |
| Sound | Jacques Gallois |
| Production supervisor | Serge Komor |
| Production manager | Roger Fleytoux |
| Script girl | Suzanne Schiffman |
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