Elevator to the Gallows
"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.
Cast
Jeanne Moreau
Florence Carala
Maurice Ronet
Julien Tavernier
Georges Poujouly
Louis
Yori Bertin
Véronique
Jean Wall
Simon Carala
Elga Andersen
Frieda Bencker
Sylviane Aisenstein
Yvonne, la Fille du Bar
Micheline Bona
Geneviève
Gisèle Grandpré
Jacqueline Mauclair
Jacqueline Staup
Anna
Marcel Cuvelier
Le Réceptionniste du Motel
Gérard Darrieu
Maurice
Charles Denner
L'Adjoint du Commissaire Cherrier
Hubert Deschamps
Le Substitut du Procureur
Jacques Hilling
Le Garagiste
Marcel Journet
Le Président du Conseil d'Administration
François Joux
Commissaire de Police
Iván Petrovich
Horst Bencker
Félix Marten
Christian Subervie
Lino Ventura
Le Commissaire Cherrier
Jean-Claude Brialy
Le Jeune Homme du Motel (uncredited)
Nicolas Bataille
Un Consommateur à la Brasserie (uncredited)
Pierre Frag
Un Consommateur à la Brasserie (uncredited)
Christian Brocard
Un Consommateur (uncredited)
Guy Henry
Un Inspecteur (uncredited)
Lucien Desagneaux
Un Journaliste (uncredited)
Marcel Bernier
Un Policier au Commissariat (uncredited)
Roger Jacquet
Gaston (uncredited)
Olivier Darrieux
Le Chauffeur (uncredited)
Alice Reichen
La Fleuriste (uncredited)
Robert Balpo
Un Consommateur (uncredited)
Pierre Devilder
Petit Rôle (uncredited)
Crew
Louis Malle
Director
Louis Malle
Screenplay
Roger Nimier
Screenplay
Jean Thuillier
Producer
Miles Davis
Original Music Composer
Henri Decaë
Director of Photography
Léonide Azar
Editor
Boris de Fast
Makeup Artist
Jean Mandaroux
Art Direction
Rino Mondellini
Art Direction
Irénée Leriche
Production Manager
Hubert Mérial
Unit Production Manager
Alain Cavalier
Assistant Director
Raymond Gauguier
Sound Engineer
Jean-Louis Castelli
Still Photographer
Jean Rabier
First Assistant Camera
Vincent Rossell
Still Photographer
André Villard
Camera Operator
Madeleine Bibollet
Assistant Editor
Kenout Peltier
Assistant Editor
Francine Corteggiani
Script Supervisor
Roger Nimier
Dialogue
Noël Calef
Novel
François Leterrier
Second Assistant Director
Pierre Guffroy
First Assistant Art Direction
Jacques Martin
Property Master
Pierre Lax
Special Effects
André Bouladoux
Key Grip
Kenny Clarke
Musician
Miles Davis
Musician
Pierre Michelot
Musician
René Urtreger
Musician
Barney Wilen
Musician
Jean-Paul Sassy
Technical Advisor