Where to Watch Shoot the Piano Player (1960)

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Where to watch Shoot the Piano Player

• United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, Darkroom, HBO Max; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
• Canada: stream on Criterion Channel; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store

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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.

• Released: 1960-11-25
• Genres: Drama, Thriller, Crime
• Runtime: 1h 25m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 462 votes

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