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29/01/1958
Crime, Drama, Thriller
1h 31m
- 76% (625 votes)
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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.
- Louis MalleDirector, Screenplay
- Roger NimierScreenplay
Original Title
Ascenseur pour l'échafaud
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Revenue
$263,404
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
- french noir
- elevator
- murder framed as suicide
Top Billed Cast
Jeanne Moreau
Florence Carala
Maurice Ronet
Julien Tavernier
Georges Poujouly
Louis
Yori Bertin
Véronique
Lino Ventura
Le Commissaire Cherrier
Iván Petrovich
Horst Bencker
Elga Andersen
Frieda Bencker
Jean Wall
Simon Carala
Gérard Darrieu
Maurice
Micheline Bona
Geneviève
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