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Elevator to the Gallows

Frantic for life and love, frantic for excitement.

7.619581h 32m
NR
Released
Crime
Drama
Thriller

Overview

A self-assured businessman murders his employer, husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.

StatusReleased
Release Date1958-01-29
Runtime1h 32m
LanguagesDeutschFrançais
CountriesFrance
Revenue$263,404
Keywords
secret love
paris, france
car race
suicide attempt
arms deal
photography
camera
suspicion of murder
hearing
defense industry
motel
blackout
suspicion
fake suicide
microfilm
photographic evidence
film noir
black and white
french noir
elevator

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Cast & Crew

Jeanne Moreau

Jeanne Moreau

as Florence Carala

Maurice Ronet

Maurice Ronet

as Julien Tavernier

Georges Poujouly

Georges Poujouly

as Louis

Yori Bertin

Yori Bertin

as Véronique

Jean Wall

Jean Wall

as Simon Carala

Elga Andersen

Elga Andersen

as Frieda Bencker

Sylviane Aisenstein

Sylviane Aisenstein

as Yvonne, la Fille du Bar

Micheline Bona

Micheline Bona

as Geneviève

Gisèle Grandpré

Gisèle Grandpré

as Jacqueline Mauclair

Jacqueline Staup

Jacqueline Staup

as Anna

Reviews

1
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John Chard

Mar 1, 2014

9/10

The black cat has it... Ascenseur pour l'échafaud (AKA: Elevator to the Gallows/Lift to the Scaffold) is directed by Louis Malle and co-written by Malle, Roger Nimier and Noël Calef (novel). It stars Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet, Georges Poujouly, Yori Bertin and Jean Wall. Music is by Miles Davis and cinematography by Henri Decaë. A little…

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