Jan 29, 1958
92 min
Full-HD

Elevator to the Gallows (1958)

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

Category

Crime Drama Thriller

Country

France

Companies

Nouvelles Éditions de Films

Jeanne Moreau

Florence Carala

Maurice Ronet

Julien Tavernier

Georges Poujouly

Louis

Yori Bertin

Véronique

Jean Wall

Simon Carala

Elga Andersen

Frieda Bencker

Sylviane Aisenstein

Yvonne, la Fille du Bar

Micheline Bona

Geneviève

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