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Elevator to the Gallows

Original title: Ascenseur pour l'échafaud · Turkish title: İdam sehpası

“Frantic for life and love, frantic for excitement.”

1958 · 1 h 31 min
Directed by Louis Malle
CrimeDramaFilm-Noir

Cast

Jeanne Moreau Maurice Ronet Georges Poujouly

Credits

Written by: Roger Nimier

Plot

A man's perfect murder goes wrong when he is trapped in an elevator, while his lover wanders the night. It has a famous Miles Davis score.

Sinekatalog’s take

Louis Malle's debut: a perfect murder is spoiled when the killer gets stuck in an elevator. Jeanne Moreau wanders Paris to Miles Davis's improvised score in this moody noir.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.9 / 10 (32,360 votes)
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