Elevator to the Gallows

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Elevator to the Gallows is a 1958 French film noir thriller directed by Louis Malle, renowned for its atmospheric style, Jeanne Moreau’s breakout performance, and an iconic jazz score by Miles Davis.

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Elevator to the Gallows canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French film ⓘ
crime thriller film ⓘ
film ⓘ
basedOn novel by Noël Calef ⓘ
character Florence Carala ⓘ
Julien Tavernier ⓘ
Louis ⓘ
Véronique ⓘ
cinematographer Henri Decaë ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
criticalReception widely acclaimed by critics ⓘ
director Louis Malle ⓘ
distributor Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France ⓘ
editor Léonide Azar ⓘ
filmingTechnique extensive use of location shooting in Paris ⓘ
use of natural light in night scenes ⓘ
filmMovement French New Wave precursor ⓘ
genre crime film ⓘ
drama film ⓘ
film noir ⓘ
thriller film ⓘ
hasBlackAndWhiteCinematography true ⓘ
homeMedia released on Blu-ray ⓘ
released on DVD ⓘ
influenceOn later French New Wave filmmakers ⓘ
language French ⓘ
musicBy Miles Davis ⓘ
musicRecording Miles Davis improvised to projected scenes in a Paris studio ⓘ
notableFor Jeanne Moreau’s breakout performance ⓘ
atmospheric visual style ⓘ
improvised jazz score by Miles Davis ⓘ
originalTitle Ascenseur pour l’échafaud ⓘ
plotSummary A man murders his lover’s husband and becomes trapped in an elevator while an unrelated young couple steals his car and becomes involved in further crime. ⓘ
portrays Florence Carala played by Jeanne Moreau ⓘ
Julien Tavernier played by Maurice Ronet ⓘ
producer Jean Thuillier ⓘ
releaseYear 1958 ⓘ
releaseYearFrance 1957 ⓘ
1958 ⓘ
runningTime approximately 88 minutes ⓘ
scoreStyle cool jazz ⓘ
screenwriter Louis Malle ⓘ
Roger Nimier ⓘ
settingLocation Paris ⓘ
stars Georges Poujouly ⓘ
Jeanne Moreau ⓘ
Maurice Ronet ⓘ
Yori Bertin ⓘ

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Jeanne Moreau → notableWork → Elevator to the Gallows ⓘ
Louis Malle → notableWork → Elevator to the Gallows ⓘ
Louis Malle → directed → Elevator to the Gallows ⓘ
Maurice Ronet → notableWork → Elevator to the Gallows ⓘ