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Basic facts

Original title Tirez sur le pianiste
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
Swedish release 1961-01-30

Cast

Charles Aznavour
Charlie Kohler/Édouard Saroyan

Nicole Berger
Thérésa

Marie Dubois
Léna

Michèle Mercier
Clarisse

Albert Rémy
Chico Saroyan

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title
Title for Swedish DVD release
Title for Swedish Video release

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Script Supervisor
Dialogue
Unit Manager
Production Secretary
First Assistant Cameraman
Still Photographer
Make-up Supervisor
Assistant Film Editor
Boom Operator

Cast

Charles Aznavour Charlie Kohler/Édouard Saroyan
Nicole Berger Thérésa
Marie Dubois Léna
Michèle Mercier Clarisse
Albert Rémy Chico Saroyan
Claude Mansard Momo
Daniel Boulanger Ernest
Richard Kanayan lille Fido Saroyan
Jean-Jacques Aslanian Richard Saroyan
Serge Davri Plyne
Claude Heymann Lars Schmeel, impressario
Alex Joffé man på gatan
Bobby Lapointe sångaren
Catherine Lutz Mammy
- Ej krediterade:
Alice Sapritch portvaktsfrun
Laure Paillette mamman

Companies

Production Company Les Films de la Pléïade SARL
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Wivefilm 1961
Distributor in Sweden (Video) Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet 1999
Distributor in Sweden (buy video) Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet 1999
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Atlantic Film AB 2011

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 96898
Date 1960-12-09
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2265 meters
Censored length 2250 meters
Notes Visningskopiorna efter censurklipp: 82 minuter. Klipp: sängscen; texterna 280-184 med tillhörande bild. Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.35:1 (Dyaliscope)
Sound type Sound
Sound system Optical mono
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2249 meter
Length in minutes 82 min


Original work

Original title Down There (Novel)
Author David Goodis


Production location

France (kompletteringar i mars 1960) 1959-11-30 1960-01-22
Paris France
Levallois France
Grenoble med omgivningar France

Release dates

Festival showing 1960-10-21 London United Kingdom (London Film Festival)
First showing 1960-11-25 Marignan Paris France 83 min
Release in Sweden 1961-01-30 China Stockholm Sweden 82 min
Video release 1999-05 Sweden 80 min
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2000-02-19
2000-10-03
2001-01-30
2006-08-06
2008-09-04
2008-09-09
2009-01-08
2009-01-15
FIAF showing 2009-05-22
2009-05-24
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2009-11-29
2009-12-05
DVD release 2011-06-15 Sweden
Cinematheque screening 2018-11-01 Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2018-11-01
Cinematheque screening 2019-08-22 Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2019-08-22
FIAF showing 2020-02-04 Finland

Soundtrack listing

Original title Framboise
Composer Bobby Lapointe
Lyrics Bobby Lapointe
Singer Boby Lapointe


Original title Dialogue d'amoureux
Composer Félix Leclerc
Lyrics Félix Leclerc
Singer Félix Leclerc
Lucienne Vernay


Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 16 mm


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 16 mm


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 16 mm


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2218


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size Larger than 80 x 110 cm


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm


Size About 70 x 100 cm


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm


Holdings Scripts

Script type Dialoglista
Language Swedish


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck



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