Elevator to the Gallows (1958)

01/29/1958 (FR) • 1h 31m

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Frantic for life and love, frantic for excitement.

Overview

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

Top Billed Cast

Jeanne Moreau

Florence Carala

Maurice Ronet

Julien Tavernier

Yori Bertin

Véronique

Lino Ventura

Le Commissaire Cherrier

Iván Petrovich

Horst Bencker

Elga Andersen

Frieda Bencker

Jean Wall

Simon Carala


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Status

Released

Original Language

German

Budget

-

Revenue

$263,404.00

Keywords

secret love

paris, france

car race

suicide attempt

arms deal

photography

camera

suspicion of murder

hearing

defense industry

motel

blackout

suspicion

fake suicide

microfilm

photographic evidence

film noir

black and white

french noir

elevator

murder framed as suicide

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