Gotta love a movie that starts with a guy pulling off a really excellent murder plan and then immediately screwing it all up in the dumbest possible way
Cinemas
Directed by Louis Malle
Elevator to the Gallows
Ascenseur pour l'échafaud
An atmospheric, acclaimed crime.
Crime
Drama
Thriller
1958
1h 32m
A self-assured businessman murders his employer, husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.
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6What people say
if only every movie could have a sensuous Jeanne Moreau roaming the French streets at night with a free-flowing Miles Davis score to accompany it
and that’s why you should always take the stairs
Common questions
What is Elevator to the Gallows about?+
A self-assured businessman commits a perfect murder, but a trivial mistake leads to his entrapment in an elevator and a series of unraveling events.
Who directed Elevator to the Gallows?+
Louis Malle directed this 1958 film, which is widely considered a key precursor to the French New Wave.
Has Elevator to the Gallows won any awards?+
The film was awarded the Prix Louis-Delluc in 1958.
