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
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
Charles Denner
as L'Adjoint du Commissaire Cherrier
Hubert Deschamps
as Le Substitut du Procureur
Jacques Hilling
as Le Garagiste
Marcel Journet
as Le Président du Conseil d'Administration
François Joux
as Commissaire de Police
Iván Petrovich
as Horst Bencker
Félix Marten
as Christian Subervie
Lino Ventura
as Le Commissaire Cherrier
Jean-Claude Brialy
as Le Jeune Homme du Motel (uncredited)
Nicolas Bataille
as Un Consommateur à la Brasserie (uncredited)
Pierre Frag
as Un Consommateur à la Brasserie (uncredited)
Christian Brocard
as Un Consommateur (uncredited)
Guy Henry
as Un Inspecteur (uncredited)
Lucien Desagneaux
as Un Journaliste (uncredited)
Marcel Bernier
as Un Policier au Commissariat (uncredited)
Roger Jacquet
as Gaston (uncredited)
Crew
Miles Davis
Original Music Composer
Roger Nimier
Screenplay
Henri Decaë
Director of Photography
Louis Malle
Screenplay
Louis Malle
Director
Boris de Fast
Makeup Artist
Alain Cavalier
Assistant Director
Kenout Peltier
Assistant Editor
Vincent Rossell
Still Photographer
Barney Wilen
Musician
Pierre Guffroy
First Assistant Art Direction
Roger Nimier
Dialogue
Kenny Clarke
Musician
François Leterrier
Second Assistant Director
Miles Davis
Musician