Elevator to the Gallows

Elevator to the Gallows (1958)

NRJune 10, 1961 (US)Crime, Drama, Thriller1 hour and 31 minutes
76%
User score

Frantic for life and love, frantic for excitement.

Description

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

Roger Nimier
Screenplay, Dialogue
Louis Malle
Screenplay, Director
Noël Calef
Novel

Actors

Jeanne Moreau
Jeanne Moreau
Florence Carala
Maurice Ronet
Maurice Ronet
Julien Tavernier
Georges Poujouly
Georges Poujouly
Louis
Yori Bertin
Yori Bertin
Véronique
Lino Ventura
Lino Ventura
Le Commissaire Cherrier
Iván Petrovich
Iván Petrovich
Horst Bencker
Elga Andersen
Elga Andersen
Frieda Bencker
Jean Wall
Jean Wall
Simon Carala
Gérard Darrieu
Gérard Darrieu
Maurice
Micheline Bona
Micheline Bona
Geneviève
Charles Denner
Charles Denner
L'Adjoint du Commissaire Cherrier
Félix Marten
Félix Marten
Christian Subervie
Hubert Deschamps
Hubert Deschamps
Le Substitut du Procureur
Jacques Hilling
Jacques Hilling
Le Garagiste
Marcel Journet
Marcel Journet
Le Président du Conseil d'Administration
François Joux
François Joux
Commissaire de Police
Jean-Claude Brialy
Jean-Claude Brialy
Le Jeune Homme du Motel (uncredited)
Gisèle Grandpré
Gisèle Grandpré
Jacqueline Mauclair
Jacqueline Staup
Jacqueline Staup
Anna
Marcel Cuvelier
Marcel Cuvelier
Le Réceptionniste du Motel
Status

Released

Original language

French

Budget

—

Revenue

$263,404

Keywords
secret loveparis, francecar racesuicide attemptarms dealphotographycamerasuspicion of murderhearingdefense industrymotelblackoutsuspicionfake suicidemicrofilmphotographic evidencefilm noirfrench noirelevator