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Elevator to the Gallows

1958 • 1h 32m •
Crime Drama Thriller
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★ 7.6/10
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Elevator to the Gallows

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

"Frantic for life and love, frantic for excitement."

Top Billed Cast

Jeanne Moreau
Jeanne Moreau
Florence Carala
Maurice Ronet
Maurice Ronet
Julien Tavernier
Georges Poujouly
Georges Poujouly
Louis
Yori Bertin
Yori Bertin
Véronique
Jean Wall
Jean Wall
Simon Carala
Elga Andersen
Elga Andersen
Frieda Bencker
Sylviane Aisenstein
Sylviane Aisenstein
Yvonne, la Fille du Bar
Micheline Bona
Micheline Bona
Geneviève

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

J John Chard Verified TMDB Critic
2014-03-01

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 ole devil this one, a sly slow pacer that itches away at your skin. Rightly seen as a bridging movie between the classic film noir cycle and the nouvelle vague, Malle's movie is in truth straightforward on narrative terms. Julien Tavernier (Ronet...