Elevator to the Gallows (1958)

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Release Year

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Director

Louis Malle

Producer

Jean Thuillier

Cast

Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet

Country

France

Runtime

91 min

Accessibility

Limited Mobility Access

Restless femme fatale Florence Carala (Jeanne Moreau) recruits her lover, Julien Tavernier (Maurice Ronet), to murder her wealthy husband, Simon (Jean Wall), in his office and make it appear like a suicide. Tavernier does the dirty deed eagerly, but becomes trapped in an elevator when he returns to remove a key piece of evidence he had accidentally left behind. Tavernier’s unfortunate oversight sets into motion a dark ripple of events that bloodies the cold Paris night.

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