Original Title: Ascenseur pour l'échafaud

Director: Louis Malle

Writers: Louis Malle; Roger Nimier

From novel by: Noël Calef

Keywords: Thriller

Julien Tavernier, employed by notorious arms dealer Simon Carala, is in love with Simon's wife, Florence. They plot Simon's murder and Julien carries it out, but returns to the office building when he realizes a piece of evidence has been left dangling. In the process, he is locked in side the building's elevator. Excellent noir thriller; Louis Malle's first feature film.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jeanne Moreau	Actor	23-Jan-1928	31-Jul-2017	Jules et Jim
Maurice Ronet	Actor	13-Apr-1927	14-Mar-1983	Elevator to the Gallows
Lino Ventura	Actor	14-Jul-1919	22-Oct-1987	The Threepenny Opera

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