Elevator to the Gallows
“Frantic for life and love, frantic for excitement.”
Original title: Ascenseur pour l'échafaud
DirectorLouis Malle
ScreenplayRoger Nimier, Louis Malle
A self-assured businessman murders his employer, husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.
Release
Jan 29, 1958
Budget
—
Country
France
Revenue
$263K
Cast
Jeanne Moreau
Florence Carala
Maurice Ronet
Julien Tavernier
Georges Poujouly
Louis
Yori Bertin
Véronique
Jean Wall
Simon Carala
Elga Andersen
Frieda Bencker
Sylviane Aisenstein
Yvonne, la Fille du Bar
Micheline Bona
Geneviève
Gisèle Grandpré
Jacqueline Mauclair
Jacqueline Staup
Anna
Marcel Cuvelier
Le Réceptionniste du Motel
Gérard Darrieu
Maurice
Charles Denner
L'Adjoint du Commissaire Cherrier
Hubert Deschamps
Le Substitut du Procureur
Jacques Hilling
Le Garagiste
Marcel Journet
Le Président du Conseil d'Administration
François Joux
Commissaire de Police
Iván Petrovich
Horst Bencker
Félix Marten
Christian Subervie
Lino Ventura
Le Commissaire Cherrier
Jean-Claude Brialy
Le Jeune Homme du Motel (uncredited)
Nicolas Bataille
Un Consommateur à la Brasserie (uncredited)
Pierre Frag
Un Consommateur à la Brasserie (uncredited)
Christian Brocard
Un Consommateur (uncredited)
Guy Henry
Un Inspecteur (uncredited)
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