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