Lift to the Scaffold
Directed by Louis Malle
Florence Carala and her lover, Julien Tavernier, want to murder her husband - Julien's boss - by faking his suicide. But after Julien's killed him, and had left, he remembers he's forgotten the rope outside the window which could implicate him, and he returns to the building to remove it
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Lift to the Scaffold Ratings & Reviews
- witty youngman11 July 2025I liked it, probably wouldn’t watch it again. It was recommended to me, the story was good and I liked the music of course. If you don’t mind subtitles, a note, I had to rewind because I lost track and thought one guy was the other for a little bit. I had to read what was going on and rewatch about 15 minutes. “Who’s that guy now??!” definitely happened.
- hairydemon19 December 2025exceptional script brilliantly delivered. A masterclass in thriller mechanics
Lift to the Scaffold Trivia
Lift to the Scaffold was released on 29 January 1958.
Lift to the Scaffold was directed by Louis Malle.
Lift to the Scaffold has a runtime of 1h 32m.
Lift to the Scaffold was produced by Jean Thuillier.
Florence Carala and her lover, Julien Tavernier, want to murder her husband - Julien's boss - by faking his suicide. But after Julien's killed him, and had left, he remembers he's forgotten the rope outside the window which could implicate him, and he returns to the building to remove it
The key characters in Lift to the Scaffold are Florence Carala (Jeanne Moreau), Julien Tavernier (Maurice Ronet), Louis (Georges Poujouly).
Lift to the Scaffold is rated A.
Lift to the Scaffold is a Drama, Thriller, Crime film.
Lift to the Scaffold has an audience rating of 9.1 out of 10.
Lift to the Scaffold has made US$263K at the box office.