Elevator to the Gallows

Ascenseur pour l'échafaud1958

Frantic for life and love, frantic for excitement.

Overview

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

Status: Released
Release date: January 29, 1958
Original language: French
Spoken languages: German, French
Countries: France
Production: Nouvelles Éditions de Films (NEF),Nouvelles Éditions de Films
Cast: Jeanne Moreau,Maurice Ronet,Georges Poujouly,Yori Bertin,Jean Wall,Elga Andersen,Sylviane Aisenstein,Micheline Bona,Gisèle Grandpré,Jacqueline Staupand 22 more
Director: Louis Malle
Writer: Louis Malle,Roger Nimier,Noël Calef
Producer: Jean Thuillier
Cinematography: Henri Decaë
Music: Miles Davis
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: $263,404
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