Elevator to the Gallows
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| French | Ascenseur pour l'échafaud |
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| Directed by | Louis Malle |
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| Dialogue by | Roger Nimier |
| Based on | Ascenseur pour l'échafaud 1956 novel by Noël Calef |
| Produced by | Jean Thuillier |
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| Cinematography | Henri Decaë |
| Edited by | Léonide Azar |
| Music by | Miles Davis |
Production company | Nouvelles Éditions de Films |
| Distributed by | Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Elevator to the Gallows (French: Ascenseur pour l'échafaud) is a 1958 French crime thriller tragedy film directed by Louis Malle. The film stars Jeanne Moreau and Maurice Ronet as lovers in an affair 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.
Associated by some critics with film noir and introducing new narrative, cinematographic, and editing techniques, the film is considered an important work in establishing the French New Wave and the New Modern Cinema. The improvised soundtrack by Miles Davis and the relationship the film establishes among music, image, and emotion were considered groundbreaking.