Top billed cast

1. 

   Jeanne Moreau

   Florence Carala

2. 

   Maurice Ronet

   Julien Tavernier

3. 

   Georges Poujouly

   Louis

4. 

   Yori Bertin

   Véronique

5. 

   Jean Wall

   Simon Carala

6. 

   Elga Andersen

   Frieda Bencker

7. 

   Sylviane Aisenstein

   Yvonne, la Fille du Bar

8. 

   Micheline Bona

   Geneviève

9. 

   Gisèle Grandpré

   Jacqueline Mauclair

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on 2014-03-01

The black cat has it...

Ascenseur pour l'échafaud (AKA: Elevator to the Gallows/Lift to the Scaffold) is directed by Louis Malle and co-written by Malle, Roger Nimier and Noël Calef (novel). It stars Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet, Georges Poujouly, Yori Bertin and Jean Wall. Music is by Miles Davis and cinematography by Henri Decaë.

A little ole devil this one, a sly slow pacer that itches away at your skin. Rightly seen as a bridging movie between the classic film noir cycle and the nouvelle vague, Malle's movie is in truth straightforward on narrative terms. Julien Tavernier (Ronet...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
French

Budget
$0.00

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