Movie
Elevator to the Gallows
Overview
A self-assured businessman murders his employer, husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.
Details
- Release date
- 1958-01-29
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Nouvelles Éditions de Films
- Country
- France
- Original language
- FR
Cast
- Jeanne Moreau as Florence Carala
- Maurice Ronet as Julien Tavernier
- Georges Poujouly as Louis
- Yori Bertin as Véronique
- Jean Wall as Simon Carala
- Elga Andersen as Frieda Bencker
- Sylviane Aisenstein as Yvonne, la Fille du Bar
- Micheline Bona as Geneviève
- Gisèle Grandpré as Jacqueline Mauclair
- Jacqueline Staup as Anna
- Marcel Cuvelier as Le Réceptionniste du Motel
- Gérard Darrieu as Maurice
Crew
- Louis Malle - Director
- Louis Malle - Screenplay
- Roger Nimier - Screenplay
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