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Elevator to the Gallows

Movie
1958
1h 31m
Not Rated
French
Crime, Drama, Thriller
User Score: 
8
Critic Score: 
94
Elevator to the Gallows' Poster
A self-assured businessman murders his employer, the husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.
Elevator to the Gallows Poster

Elevator to the Gallows

Not Rated
Movie
1958
1h 31m
French
Crime, Drama, Thriller
A self-assured businessman murders his employer, the husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.
Rating
WATCHMODE
8
IMDB
Elevator to the Gallows (1958) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
94

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Jeanne Moreau
Florence Carala
Maurice Ronet
Julien Tavernier
Yori Bertin
Véronique
Lino Ventura
Le Commissaire Cherrier
Ivn Petrovich
Horst Bencker
Elga Andersen
Frieda Bencker
Jean Wall
Simon Carala
Micheline Bona
Geneviève
Charles Denner
L'Adjoint du Commissaire Cherrier
Flix Marten
Christian Subervie
Hubert Deschamps
Le Substitut du Procureur
Jacques Hilling
Le Garagiste
Marcel Journet
Le Président du Conseil d'Administ...
Franois Joux
Commissaire de Police
JeanClaude Brialy
Le Jeune Homme du Motel (uncredited...
Gisle Grandpr
Jacqueline Mauclair
Marcel Cuvelier
Le Réceptionniste du Motel
Nicolas Bataille
Un Consommateur à la Brasserie (un...
Pierre Frag
Un Consommateur à la Brasserie (un...
Christian Brocard
Un Consommateur (uncredited)
Marcel Bernier
Un Policier au Commissariat (uncred...
Guy Henry
Un Inspecteur (uncredited)
Directed By: Louis Malle
Written By: Louis Malle (Screenplay), Noël Calef (Novel), + 1 more

Featured Comments/Tips

Maarten Delfgou says...
3 years ago
The original title of the film is Ascenseur pour l'échafaud.
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csrz says...
4 years ago
Great stylish French new wave thriller! I love the style and the composition. The visual is really beautiful, the storytelling is clever and the score is to die for! I love how it's so French, so dramatic. The ending is delightful. Even the most clever murderer can have one of those moments.
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John Chard
6 years ago
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 D More
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