Elevator to the Gallows

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Elevator to the Gallows (1958)

06/10/1961 (US) Crime, Drama, Thriller 1h 31m

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Frantic for life and love, frantic for excitement.

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

Louis Malle

Director, Screenplay
Noël Calef

Novel
Roger Nimier

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Jeanne Moreau

Florence Carala
Maurice Ronet

Julien Tavernier
Georges Poujouly

Louis
Yori Bertin

Véronique
Lino Ventura

Le Commissaire Cherrier
Iván Petrovich

Horst Bencker
Elga Andersen

Frieda Bencker
Jean Wall

Simon Carala
Gérard Darrieu

Maurice
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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) is... read the rest.

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