Elevator to the Gallows
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76% Critic Match

Elevator to the Gallows

Frantic for life and love, frantic for excitement.

7.6 / 10 1958 1h 32mNR French
CrimeDramaThriller

Storyline

A self-assured businessman murders his employer, husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.

Cast & Crew

Jeanne Moreau

Jeanne Moreau

Florence Carala

Lead
Maurice Ronet

Maurice Ronet

Julien Tavernier

Georges Poujouly

Georges Poujouly

Louis

Yori Bertin

Yori Bertin

Véronique

Jean Wall

Jean Wall

Simon Carala

Elga Andersen

Elga Andersen

Frieda Bencker

Sylviane Aisenstein

Sylviane Aisenstein

Yvonne, la Fille du Bar

Micheline Bona

Micheline Bona

Geneviève

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Louis Malle's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Elevator to the Gallows is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker