Elevator to the Gallows
1958
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Synopsis
A self-assured businessman murders his employer, husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.
Key facts
Cast
Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet, Lino Ventura, Georges Poujouly, Yori Bertin, Jean Wall
Original language
French
Home video distributors
Video Images (United States)
Awards
Louis Delluc Prize
Setting
Paris
Crew
Screenplay
Louis Malle, Roger Nimier
Cinematography
Henri Decaë
Editing
Léonide Azar
Music
Miles Davis
Trailer
Stills
Reviews
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Festival History
- Locarno International Film Festival 2003 generic
- Mar del Plata International Film Festival 1996 generic
- Berlin International Film Festival 1985 generic
- Cannes Film Festival 1958 generic
Titles
| Original title | ASCENSEUR POUR L'ÉCHAFAUD | |
| Alternate title | Frantic |
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | Video Images (cat. no. 439) | United States, slipcase |
Soundtracks
| Vinyl LP | Ascenseur Pour L'Échafaud - Miles Davis, Milt Jackson (1958) | 17 releases, 1973-2024: Disques DOM, DOL, Fontana, Mercury (+3 more) |
| 10" vinyl | Ascenseur Pour L'Échafaud - Miles Davis, Milt Jackson (1958) | 20 releases, 1958-2026: Epic, Fontana, Sam Records, WaxTime |
| 7" vinyl | Ascenseur Pour L'échafaud - Miles Davis (1958) | 2 releases, 1958: Fontana |
| 7" vinyl | Ascenseur Pour L'échafaud = 死刑台のエレベーター - Miles Davis (1958) | 3 releases, 1958-1980: Epic, Philips |
| CD | Ascenseur Pour L'Échafaud - Miles Davis, Milt Jackson (1958) | 50 releases, 1988-2017: ArsNova, Corriere Della Sera, Fontana, Phoenix Records (+10 more) |
| Cassette | Ascenseur Pour L'Échafaud - Miles Davis, Milt Jackson (1958) | 3 releases, 1988-2002: Fontana, Ukrainian Records |
Versions & editions
| Home video VHS | United States | 439 |
Full credits
| Director | Louis Malle |
| Cast | Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet, Lino Ventura, Georges Poujouly, Yori Bertin, Jean Wall |
| Screenplay | Louis Malle, Roger Nimier |
| Cinematography | Henri Decaë |
| Editing | Léonide Azar |
| Music | Miles Davis |
| Sound | Raymond Gauguier |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
