Movie
Elevator to the Gallows
1958NR1h 32m7.6 / 10
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.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
A self-assured businessman murders his employer, husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.
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Cast
Jeanne MoreauFlorence Carala
Maurice RonetJulien Tavernier
Georges PoujoulyLouis
Yori BertinVéronique
Jean WallSimon Carala
Elga AndersenFrieda Bencker
Sylviane AisensteinYvonne, la Fille du Bar
Micheline BonaGenevièveCredits
- Directed by
- Louis Malle
- Written by
- Louis Malle, Roger Nimier, Noël Calef
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Original title
- Ascenseur pour l'échafaud
- Box office
- $263.4K
Production
- Nouvelles Éditions de FilmsFrance
Themes
arms dealblack and whiteblackoutcameracar racedefense industryelevatorfake suicide
