Louis Malle

Dati tecnici

Language: 
Francese
Subtitles: 
Italiano
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Credits principali

Production company: 
NEF
Distributed: 
No

Cast e credits

Cast: 
Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet, Georges Poujouly, Lino Ventura
Story: 
Noel Calef
Screenplay: 
Roger Nimier, Louis Malle
Film editing: 
Leonide Azar
Music: 
Miles Davis
Cinematography: 
Henri Decae

Ascensore per il patibolo

International title: 
Ascenseur pour l'echafaud
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Length: 
88min
Country: 
Francia
Year of production: 
1 958
Florence Carala and Julien Tavernier are lovers who plan to kill Florence's husband, Simon Carala, a wealthy industrialist who is also Julien's boss. After working late on a Saturday, with a rope Julien shoots Carala in his office without being seen, arranges the room to make it look like a suicide, and then makes his way out to the street. As he gets into his Chevrolet convertible outside, he glances up and sees his rope still hanging from the building. Leaving the engine running, he rushes back and jumps into the elevator. As it ascends, the caretaker switches off the power and locks up the building for the weekend. Julien is trapped between floors. With the wonderful score by Miles Davis, introduced to Malle by Boris Vian, all music improvised at the studio screening sessions.

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