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Frantic for life and love, frantic for excitement. - Elevator to the Gallows
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Title: Elevator to the Gallows

Release Date: 29 Jan 1958

Runtime: 1h 31m

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Director: NEF

Production Companies: NEF

Overview: A self-assured businessman murders his employer, the husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.6 (607 votes)

Cast

  • Florence Carala: Jeanne Moreau
  • Julien Tavernier: Maurice Ronet
  • Louis: Georges Poujouly
  • Véronique: Yori Bertin
  • Le Commissaire Cherrier: Lino Ventura
  • Horst Bencker: Iván Petrovich
  • Frieda Bencker: Elga Andersen
  • Simon Carala: Jean Wall
  • Maurice: Gérard Darrieu
  • Geneviève: Micheline Bona
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