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Elevator to the Gallows
CrimeDramaThriller3.8
A self-assured businessman murders his employer, husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.A self-assured businessman murders his employer, husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.
January 29, 1958 · Directed by Louis Malle
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Runtime1h 32m
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Jeanne Moreau
Florence Carala
Maurice Ronet
Julien Tavernier
Georges Poujouly
Louis
Yori Bertin
Véronique
Jean Wall
Simon Carala
Elga Andersen
Frieda Bencker
Sylviane Aisenstein
Yvonne, la Fille du Bar
Micheline Bona
Geneviève
Gisèle Grandpré
Jacqueline Mauclair
Jacqueline Staup
Anna
Marcel Cuvelier
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Gérard Darrieu
Maurice
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