Shoot the Piano Player

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Shoot the Piano Player

film by Truffaut [1960]

Also known as: “Tirez sur le pianiste”

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François Truffaut
Early works
…followed—Tirez sur le pianiste (1960; Shoot the Piano Player), adapted from a 1956 American crime novel (Down There by David Goodis), a genre for which Truffaut displayed great admiration, and Jules et Jim (1962). During this time he also made a second short, Une Histoire d’eau (1961; A Story of…
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…followed—Tirez sur le pianiste (1960; Shoot the Piano Player), adapted from a 1956 American crime novel (Down There by David Goodis), a genre for which Truffaut displayed great admiration, and Jules et Jim (1962). During this time he also made a second short, Une Histoire d’eau (1961; A Story of…
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