Shoot the Piano Player

Shoot the Pianist
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	François Truffaut
Screenplay by	François Truffaut Marcel Moussy
Based on	Down There 1956 book by David Goodis
Produced by	Pierre Braunberger
Starring	Charles Aznavour Marie Dubois Nicole Berger Michèle Mercier Albert Rémy
Cinematography	Raoul Coutard
Edited by	Claudine Bouché Cécile Decugis
Music by	Georges Delerue
Production company	Les Films de la Pléiade
Distributed by	Les Films du Carrosse
Release dates	21 October 1960 (1960-10-21) (London Film Festival) 25 November 1960 (1960-11-25) (France)
Running time	81 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	₣890,062.95
Box office	974,833 admissions (France)[1]

Shoot the Piano Player (French: Tirez sur le pianiste; UK title: Shoot the Pianist) is a 1960 French New Wave crime drama film directed by François Truffaut that stars Charles Aznavour as the titular pianist with Marie Dubois, Nicole Berger, and Michèle Mercier as the three women in his life. It is based on the novel Down There by David Goodis.

In the film, a professional pianist learns that he owes his entire career to his wife's affair with a talent agent. Following his wife's suicide, the widower starts using a pseudonym and finds work in a bar. When his brothers steal the loot of gangsters, the pianist and his new love interest are targeted for kidnapping.