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Elevator to the Gallows (1958)

Elevator to the Gallows (1958)

Ascenseur pour l'échafaud
91 minutes FR Crime , Drama , Thriller
Frantic for life and love, frantic for excitement.
A self-assured businessman murders his employer, the husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.
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Jeanne Moreau
Florence Carala
Maurice Ronet
Julien Tavernier
Yori Bertin
Véronique
Lino Ventura
Le Commissaire Cherrier
Iván Petrovich
Horst Bencker
Elga Andersen
Frieda Bencker
Jean Wall
Simon Carala
Micheline Bona
Geneviève
Charles Denner
L'Adjoint du Commissaire Cherrier
Félix Marten
Christian Subervie

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Original Music Composer
Director of Photography
Art Direction
Art Direction
Still Photographer
First Assistant Camera
Sound Engineer
Production companies: Nouvelles Éditions de Films (NEF)
Production countries: France
Revenue: $263,404

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