Elevator to the Gallows

Elevator to the Gallows

Frantic for life and love, frantic for excitement.

1958•1h 32m•7.6/10

CrimeDramaThriller

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.6/10(681)

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

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Production

Nouvelles Éditions de Films

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Jeanne Moreau

Jeanne Moreau

Florence Carala

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

Gisèle Grandpré

Gisèle Grandpré

Jacqueline Mauclair

Jacqueline Staup

Jacqueline Staup

Anna

Marcel Cuvelier

Marcel Cuvelier

Le Réceptionniste du Motel

Gérard Darrieu

Gérard Darrieu

Maurice

Charles Denner

Charles Denner

L'Adjoint du Commissaire Cherrier

Hubert Deschamps

Hubert Deschamps

Le Substitut du Procureur

Jacques Hilling

Jacques Hilling

Le Garagiste

Marcel Journet

Marcel Journet

Le Président du Conseil d'Administration

François Joux

François Joux

Commissaire de Police

Iván Petrovich

Iván Petrovich

Horst Bencker

Félix Marten

Félix Marten

Christian Subervie

Lino Ventura

Lino Ventura

Le Commissaire Cherrier

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