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Elevator to the Gallows
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1958 French film by Louis Malle
OverviewAI-generated
Elevator to the Gallows, originally titled Ascenseur pour l'échafaud, is a 1958 French film noir drama directed by Louis Malle. The screenplay was written by Malle and Roger Nimier, with Henri Decaë serving as director of photography. The cast features Jeanne Moreau, Lino Ventura, Charles Denner, and Elga Andersen. The narrative is set in Paris and was produced in black-and-white.
The film’s score was composed by Miles Davis. It received the Louis Delluc Prize. Distribution formats include video on demand through providers such as Netflix, HBO Max, Amazon Channel, and Criterion Channel. The movie was distributed by Netflix and Nouvelles Éditions de Films.
Critical reception includes an IMDb rating of 7.9 out of 10 and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 93%. Metacritic assigned a score of 94 out of 100. The runtime is listed as 91 or 92 minutes. The film is categorized under genres including crime and thriller.
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Film · TMDB
7.6A self-assured businessman murders his employer, husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.
Cast
- Jeanne Moreau as Florence Carala
- Maurice Ronet as Julien Tavernier
- Georges Poujouly as Louis
- Yori Bertin as Véronique
- Jean Wall as Simon Carala
- Elga Andersen as Frieda Bencker
Themes
- secret love
- paris, france
- car race
- suicide attempt
- arms deal
- photography
- camera
- suspicion of murder
- hearing
- defense industry
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Ratings
IMDb
7.9/10
31,016 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
93%
Metacritic
94/100
- Year
- 1958
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Awards
- 1 win total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Award
- Louis Delluc Prize
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- French
- Director
- Louis Malle
- Screenwriter
- Louis Malle
- Composer
- Miles Davis
- Cinematographer
- Henri Decaë
- Narrative location
- Paris
- Duration
- 88
- FilmAffinity ID
- 419658
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- soundtrack release
- Ascenseur pour l'échafaud
- publication date
- 1958-01-29
- title
- Ascenseur pour l'échafaud
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 7.9/10
- Commons category
- Ascenseur pour l'échafaud
Sources (10)
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