Elevator to the Gallows

CrimeDramaThriller

7.601/10

92 min

Release Date: 1958-01-29

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

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Nouvelles Éditions de Films

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

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John Chard

9/10

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 ...

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