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Elevator to the Gallows

OT: Ascenseur pour l'échafaud

Louis Malle | France 1958

Feature | 88 min | FF2011

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Synopse

Florence and her lover Julien want to murder her husband by faking a suicide. But after Julien has killed him, he finds he has forgotten a telltale rope outside the window and he returns to the building to remove it... While going back up in the elevator, alas, the building custodian shuts off the power, stopping the elevator between floors. Frantic (also an alternate title along with "Elevator to the Gallows"), our man tries to escape, but he is truly trapped...


Regie

Louis Malle, (*1932; †1995) started his career as camera operator and assistant to Jacques Cousteau. He was an outstandingly versatile director with a broad range of concerns and styles.

Info

Original Title: Ascenseur pour l'échafaud

International Title: Elevator to the Gallows

Category: Feature

Section: Eyes on Paris

Version & Subtitles: French OV

Director: Louis Malle

Screenplay: Roger Nimier, Louis Malle

Cast/Protagonists: Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet, Georges Poujouly, Yori Bertin

Production country: France

Year of Production: 1958

Length: 88 min

Producer: Jean Thuillier

Production company: Nouvelles Éditions de Films


Cinematography: Henri Decaë

Editor: Léonide Azar

Music: Miles Davis

World Sales: Pyramide International, Pyramide International | 5