Elevator to the Gallows
Ascenseur pour l'échafaud
Release: 1958-01-29
·Runtime: 92m
·★ 7.6
Crime
Drama
Thriller
A self-assured businessman murders his employer, husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.
Production Countries
France
Production Companies
Nouvelles Éditions de Films
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Georges Poujouly
as Louis
Lino Ventura
as Le Commissaire Cherrier
Guy Henry
as Un Inspecteur (uncredited)
Lucien Desagneaux
as Un Journaliste (uncredited)
Yori Bertin
as Véronique
Micheline Bona
as Geneviève
Gérard Darrieu
as Maurice
Nicolas Bataille
as Un Consommateur à la Brasserie (uncredited)
Pierre Frag
as Un Consommateur à la Brasserie (uncredited)
Christian Brocard
as Un Consommateur (uncredited)
Marcel Bernier
as Un Policier au Commissariat (uncredited)
Roger Jacquet
as Gaston (uncredited)
Elga Andersen
as Frieda Bencker
François Joux
as Commissaire de Police
Gisèle Grandpré
as Jacqueline Mauclair
Marcel Journet
as Le Président du Conseil d'Administration
Jean-Claude Brialy
as Le Jeune Homme du Motel (uncredited)
Jeanne Moreau
as Florence Carala
Jacqueline Staup
as Anna
Hubert Deschamps
as Le Substitut du Procureur
Maurice Ronet
as Julien Tavernier
Jean Wall
as Simon Carala
Charles Denner
as L'Adjoint du Commissaire Cherrier
Sylviane Aisenstein
as Yvonne, la Fille du Bar
Marcel Cuvelier
as Le Réceptionniste du Motel
Jacques Hilling
as Le Garagiste
Iván Petrovich
as Horst Bencker
Félix Marten
as Christian Subervie
Crew
Vincent Rossell
Still Photographer
Roger Nimier
Screenplay, Dialogue
Boris de Fast
Makeup Artist
Pierre Guffroy
First Assistant Art Direction
Alain Cavalier
Assistant Director
François Leterrier
Second Assistant Director
Barney Wilen
Musician
Louis Malle
Director, Screenplay
Miles Davis
Original Music Composer, Musician
Henri Decaë
Director of Photography
Kenny Clarke
Musician
Kenout Peltier
Assistant Editor