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Elevator to the Gallows(1958)
Status: Released
Date: 1958-01-29
76%
637 Votes
Time: 1h 31m
Frantic for life and love, frantic for excitement.
Overview:
A self-assured businessman murders his employer, the husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.
Languages: German, French.
Countries:
France
Revenue: $263,404.00
ProductionCompanies:
Nouvelles Éditions de Films
Movie: Elevator to the Gallows
Top 10 Billed Cast
Jeanne Moreau
Florence Carala
Maurice Ronet
Julien Tavernier
Georges Poujouly
Louis
Yori Bertin
Véronique
Lino Ventura
Le Commissaire Cherrier
Iván Petrovich
Horst Bencker
Elga Andersen
Frieda Bencker
Jean Wall
Simon Carala
Gérard Darrieu
Maurice
Micheline Bona
Geneviève
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Elevator to the Gallows - Trailer
Elevator to the Gallows (1957) - Original French Theatrical Trailer (HQ)
Miles Davis Records the Score for ELEVATOR TO THE GALLOWS
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