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Elevator to the Gallows

Frantic for life and love, frantic for excitement.

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

1h 32m1958NRTMDb 7.6

CrimeDramaThriller

French

Crew and Cast

Louis MalleLouis MalleDirectorJeanne MoreauJeanne MoreauFlorence CaralaMaurice RonetMaurice RonetJulien TavernierGeorges PoujoulyGeorges PoujoulyLouisYori BertinYori BertinVéroniqueJean WallJean WallSimon CaralaElga AndersenElga AndersenFrieda BenckerSylviane AisensteinSylviane AisensteinYvonne · la Fille du BarMicheline BonaMicheline BonaGenevièveGisèle GrandpréGisèle GrandpréJacqueline MauclairJacqueline StaupJacqueline StaupAnnaMarcel CuvelierMarcel CuvelierLe Réceptionniste du MotelGérard DarrieuGérard DarrieuMauriceCharles DennerCharles DennerL'Adjoint du Commissaire CherrierHubert DeschampsHubert DeschampsLe Substitut du ProcureurJacques HillingJacques HillingLe GaragisteMarcel JournetMarcel JournetLe Président du Conseil d'AdministrationFrançois JouxFrançois JouxCommissaire de PoliceIván PetrovichIván PetrovichHorst BenckerFélix MartenFélix MartenChristian SubervieLino VenturaLino VenturaLe Commissaire CherrierJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude BrialyLe Jeune Homme du MotelNicolas BatailleNicolas BatailleUn Consommateur à la BrasseriePierre FragPierre FragUn Consommateur à la BrasserieChristian BrocardChristian BrocardUn ConsommateurGuy HenryGuy HenryUn InspecteurLucien DesagneauxLucien DesagneauxUn JournalisteMarcel BernierMarcel BernierUn Policier au CommissariatRoger JacquetRoger JacquetGaston
Olivier DarrieuxLe Chauffeur
Alice ReichenLa Fleuriste

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Info

Original title
Ascenseur pour l'échafaud
Status
Released
Released
29 January 1958
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
NR
TMDB score
7.6 / 10 (736 votes)

Production

Director
Louis Malle
Writers
Louis Malle, Roger Nimier, Noël Calef
Studios
Nouvelles Éditions de Films
Countries
France

Box Office

Revenue
$263,404.0

Languages

Original
French
Spoken
German, French