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They Shot the Piano Player
They Shot the Piano Player

They Shot the Piano Player

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AnimationDramaHistory

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New York, 2010. Jeff Harris, a music journalist, sets out to uncover the truth about Francisco Tenório Júnior, a young Brazilian samba-jazz pianist who disappeared in Buenos Aires on March 18, 1976.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$336593

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

6.431/10

Release Date

06 October 2023

Country

France

Cast

Jeff Goldblum

Jeff Goldblum

Jeff Harris (voice)

Tony Ramos

Tony Ramos

João (voice)

Abel Ayala

Abel Ayala

Claudio Vellejos (voice)

Roberta Wallach

Roberta Wallach

Jessica (voice)

Vinicius de Moraes

Vinicius de Moraes

Self (archive audio)

João Gilberto

João Gilberto

Self (archive audio)

Gilberto Gil

Gilberto Gil

Self (voice)

Milton Nascimento

Milton Nascimento

Self (voice)

Caetano Veloso

Caetano Veloso

Self (voice)

Bebo Valdés

Bebo Valdés

Self (archive audio)

Bud Shank

Bud Shank

Self (archive audio)

Roberto Menescal

Roberto Menescal

Self (voice)

Carmen Magalhäes

Carmen Magalhäes

Self (voice)

João Donato

João Donato

Self (voice)

Umberto Contardi

Umberto Contardi

Self (voice)

Alejandra Flechner

Alejandra Flechner

Dõna Haydee (voice)

Stephen Hughes

Stephen Hughes

John Rowles (voice)

Angela Rabello

Angela Rabello

Suzana de Moraes (voice)

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