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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.
1958 · Directed by Louis Malle · 92 min · Crime · Drama · Thriller · 41 frames
Tagline
Frantic for life and love, frantic for excitement.
Crew
- Screenplay: Louis Malle, Roger Nimier
- Cinematography: Henri Decaë
- Edited by: Léonide Azar
- Music: Miles Davis
- Produced by: Jean Thuillier
Cast
- Jeanne Moreau as Florence Carala
- Maurice Ronet as Julien Tavernier
- Georges Poujouly as Louis
- Yori Bertin as Véronique
- Jean Wall as Simon Carala
- Elga Andersen as Frieda Bencker
- Sylviane Aisenstein as Yvonne, la Fille du Bar
- Micheline Bona as Geneviève
- Gisèle Grandpré as Jacqueline Mauclair
- Jacqueline Staup as Anna
Production
- Country: France
- Language: German, French
- Studios: Nouvelles Éditions de Films
- Box office: $263,404
- Themes: secret love, paris, france, car race, suicide attempt, arms deal, photography, camera, suspicion of murder, hearing, defense industry
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