They Shot the Piano Player

Genres

AnimationDramaHistory

OverView

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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$336593

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

06 October 2023

Country

France

Cast

Jeff Goldblum

Jeff Harris (voice)

Tony Ramos

João (voice)

Abel Ayala

Claudio Vellejos (voice)

Roberta Wallach

Jessica (voice)

Vinicius de Moraes

Self (archive audio)

João Gilberto

Self (archive audio)

Gilberto Gil

Self (voice)

Milton Nascimento

Self (voice)

Caetano Veloso

Self (voice)

Bebo Valdés

Self (archive audio)

Bud Shank

Self (archive audio)

Roberto Menescal

Self (voice)

Carmen Magalhäes

Self (voice)

João Donato

Self (voice)

Umberto Contardi

Self (voice)

Alejandra Flechner

Dõna Haydee (voice)

Stephen Hughes

John Rowles (voice)

Angela Rabello

Suzana de Moraes (voice)

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