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Shoot the Piano Player
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Year
Run Time
1960
92 min.
Work Rating
Attributes
High Historical Importance
High Artistic Quality
Countries
MPAA Rating
France
Category
Color Type
Feature
B&W
AKA
Shoot the Pianist [1962]
Tirez Sur Le Pianiste (Original Foreign title)
Director
François Truffaut
Genres
Comedy Drama
Types
Crime Drama
Post-Noir (Modern Noir)
Melodrama
Flags
Violence
Keywords
brother
nightclub
double-cross
gangster
girlfriend
kidnap
pianist
secret-identity
Themes
Haunted By the Past
Tones
Moody
Affectionate
Bittersweet
Melancholy
Quirky
Witty
Moods
In a Minor Key
Cinematic Process
Dyaliscope
From book
Down There
Set In
Paris, France
Produced by
Pleiade Films
Released by
Cocinor
AMG Work ID
V 44442
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