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Elevator to the Gallows

Summary: A self-assured businessman murders his employer, the husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.

Release Date: February 01, 1958

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Director: Louis Malle

Writers: Roger Nimier

Runtime: 1 h 31 min

MPAA: Not Rated

Production: Nouvelles Éditions de Films (NEF)

Distributor: Victoria Films, Times Film Corporation, Janus Films, New Yorker Films, Rialto Pictures, The Criterion Collection, HBO Max, The Criterion Channel

Country: France

Language: French

Domestic: $ 374,671

International: $ 57,113

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