ELEVATOR TO THE GALLOWS (CRITERION COLLECTION)

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• Release Year: 1958
• Genre: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Suspense/Thriller
• Plot: In his memerizing debut feature, twenty-four-year-old director Louis Malle brought together the beauty of Jeanne Moreau, the camera work of Henri Decaë, and a now legendary score by Miles Davis. A touchstone of the careers of both its star and director, Elevator to the Gallows (Ascenseur pour l'échafaud) is a richly atmospheric thriller of murder and mistaken identity unfolding over one restless Parisian night.
• Cast: Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet, Georges Poujouly, Yori Bertin, Jean Wall, Elga Andersen, Sylviane Aisenstein, Micheline Bona, Gisèle Grandpré, Jacqueline Staup, Marcel Cuvelier, Gérard Darrieu, Charles Denner, Hubert Deschamps, Jacques Hilling, Marcel Journet, François Joux, Iván Petrovich, Félix Marten, Lino Ventura, Robert Balpo, Nicolas Bataille, Marcel Bernier, Jean-Claude Brialy, Olivier Darrieux, Lucien Desagneaux, Pierre Devilder, Pierre Frag, Guy Henry, Roger Jacquet, Alice Reichen, Louis Malle, Roger Nimier, Henri Decaë, Léonide Azar, Miles Davis, Raymond Gauguier, Jean Mandaroux, Rino Mondellini
• Director: Louis Malle
• Runtime: 1:32
• Company: Nouvelles Éditions de Films, Janus Films, INA, The Criterion Collection
• Media Format: Movie