Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
Original title: Ascenseur pour l'échafaud
Elevator to the Gallows is a 1958 French-language crime movie directed by Louis Malle, with a running time of 1h 32m. It stars Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet and Georges Poujouly.
A self-assured businessman murders his employer, husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.
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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
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