Elevator to the Gallows
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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- witty youngmanJuly 11, 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.
- jasonfin21d agoInteresting! Two couples, all criminals, one professional, one petty, both sets of couples become unintentionally intertwined through their crimes and all end up paying through various twists of fate. The soundtrack to this movie is the highlight for me and though the story is engaging with its twists and turns, all the protagonists are inherently unlikeable characters but I suppose that's part of the point.
Elevator to the Gallows Trivia
Elevator to the Gallows was released on January 29, 1958.
Elevator to the Gallows was directed by Louis Malle.
Elevator to the Gallows has a runtime of 1h 32m.
Elevator to the Gallows 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 Elevator to the Gallows are Florence Carala (Jeanne Moreau), Julien Tavernier (Maurice Ronet), Louis (Georges Poujouly).
Elevator to the Gallows is rated Not Rated.
Elevator to the Gallows is a Drama, Thriller, Crime film.
Elevator to the Gallows has an audience rating of 9.1 out of 10.
Elevator to the Gallows has made $263K at the box office.