---
title: 'Elevator to the Gallows (1958)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Louis Malle'
released: '1958-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 88
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/elevator-to-the-gallows-1958'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051378/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Elevator to the Gallows (1958)

1958 · 88 min · Drama · France

Original title: Ascenseur pour l'échafaud

## Synopsis

Elevator to the Gallows is a 1958 French crime thriller tragedy film directed by Louis Malle in his directorial debut. The film stars Jeanne Moreau and Maurice Ronet as lovers whose murder plot starts to unravel after one of them becomes trapped in an elevator. The screenplay by Roger Nimier and Malle is based on the 1956 novel of the same name by Noël Calef.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Louis Malle](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-malle)
- **Screenplay:** [Louis Malle](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-malle), [Roger Nimier](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-nimier)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Miles Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/miles-davis)
- **Producer:** [Jean Thuillier](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-thuillier)
- **Director of Photography:** [Henri Decaë](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-decae)

## Cast

- [Roger Jacquet](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-jacquet)
- [Pierre Frag](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-frag)
- [Gérard Darrieu](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-darrieu)
- [Jimmy Perrys](https://cinepixo.com/people/jimmy-perrys)
- [Alice Reichen](https://cinepixo.com/people/alice-reichen)
- [François Joux](https://cinepixo.com/people/francois-joux)
- [Christian Brocard](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-brocard)
- [Marcel Bernier](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-bernier)
- [Marcel Journet](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-journet)
- [Micheline Bona](https://cinepixo.com/people/micheline-bona)
- [Olivier Darrieux](https://cinepixo.com/people/olivier-darrieux)
- [Marcel Cuvelier](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-cuvelier)
- [Nicolas Bataille](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicolas-bataille)
- [Pierre Jourdan](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-jourdan)
- [Jean Wall](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-wall)

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