Shoot the Piano Player
1960 · 85 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 21,223 VOTES · DIR. François Truffaut
Overview
Charlie is a former classical pianist who has changed his name and now plays jazz in a grimy Paris bar. When Charlie's brothers, Richard and Chico, surface and ask for Charlie's help while on the run from gangsters they have scammed, he aids their escape. Soon Charlie and Lena, a waitress at the same bar, face trouble when the gangsters arrive, looking for his brothers.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,003 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:36 SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER
00:05:25 - Hi, Edouard. - Call me Charlie. And wait there.
00:08:04 I want everyone to hear.
00:10:47 The dame was named Frances
00:12:03 A blight on the Berry
00:14:17 You're shy and scared.
00:17:12 "We can 't just say good-bye. Let's have a drink. "
00:20:24 More like a prune!
00:25:14 Who?
00:27:28 No matter what women say, they all want it.
00:30:00 - Sure, drop by. We'll be waiting. - See you soon!
00:33:05 - Edouard Saroyan. - I remember.
00:38:16 Forgive me. It's just my jealousy talking.
00:42:23 It gets darker and darker.
00:44:59 Do I see Thérésa? Your Thérésa?
00:50:23 You don't play the ladies' man or the tough guy.
00:54:00 Damn it! What's going on?
00:56:36 This is bullshit!
01:01:26 - What do you want? - You scared me!
01:04:05 Shit!
01:08:04 When you stop loving me I'll make it very plain
01:11:04 Is that coffee I smell?
01:13:44 She said, "Those aren't boys, they're wild beasts.
50:00:00 Give us a figure.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,003
Dialogue density11.8 lines / min
First line00:00:36
Final line50:00:00
Production Record
DirectorFrançois Truffaut
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes21,223