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
Iván Petrovich
as Horst Bencker
Félix Marten
as Christian Subervie
Nicolas Bataille
as Un Consommateur à la Brasserie (uncredited)
Marcel Bernier
as Un Policier au Commissariat (uncredited)
Jean Wall
as Simon Carala
Sylviane Aisenstein
as Yvonne, la Fille du Bar
Marcel Journet
as Le Président du Conseil d'Administration
Pierre Frag
as Un Consommateur à la Brasserie (uncredited)
Jacqueline Staup
as Anna
Jacques Hilling
as Le Garagiste
Georges Poujouly
as Louis
Charles Denner
as L'Adjoint du Commissaire Cherrier
Christian Brocard
as Un Consommateur (uncredited)
Roger Jacquet
as Gaston (uncredited)
Jeanne Moreau
as Florence Carala
Gisèle Grandpré
as Jacqueline Mauclair
Marcel Cuvelier
as Le Réceptionniste du Motel
Hubert Deschamps
as Le Substitut du Procureur
François Joux
as Commissaire de Police
Guy Henry
as Un Inspecteur (uncredited)
Lucien Desagneaux
as Un Journaliste (uncredited)
Maurice Ronet
as Julien Tavernier
Yori Bertin
as Véronique
Micheline Bona
as Geneviève
Gérard Darrieu
as Maurice
Lino Ventura
as Le Commissaire Cherrier
Elga Andersen
as Frieda Bencker
Jean-Claude Brialy
as Le Jeune Homme du Motel (uncredited)
Crew
François Leterrier
Second Assistant Director
Roger Nimier
Screenplay, Dialogue
Louis Malle
Director, Screenplay
Kenout Peltier
Assistant Editor
Barney Wilen
Musician
Boris de Fast
Makeup Artist
Vincent Rossell
Still Photographer
Alain Cavalier
Assistant Director
Kenny Clarke
Musician
Pierre Guffroy
First Assistant Art Direction
Henri Decaë
Director of Photography
Miles Davis
Original Music Composer, Musician