Elevator to the Gallows backdrop

Elevator to the Gallows 1958 Directed by Louis Malle Ascenseur pour l'échafaud

Frantic for life and love, frantic for excitement.

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

Country France
Production Country France
Language French
Spoken Languages French , German
Gneres Crime , Drama , Thriller
Production Company Nouvelles Éditions de Films
Revenue $263,404
Release Date 29 January 1958
91 mins
Cast
Jeanne Moreau Florence Carala
Maurice Ronet Julien Tavernier
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
Marcel Cuvelier Le Réceptionniste du Motel
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)
Lucien Desagneaux Un Journaliste (uncredited)
Marcel Bernier Un Policier au Commissariat (uncredited)
Roger Jacquet Gaston (uncredited)
Olivier Darrieux Le Chauffeur (uncredited)
Alice Reichen La Fleuriste (uncredited)
Robert Balpo Un Consommateur (uncredited)
Pierre Devilder Petit Rôle (uncredited)