FRANCE · 1958

Elevator to the Gallows

Louis Malle
French New Wave murder infidelity mistaken identity moral consequences class conflict
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A self-assured businessman murders his employer, husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.

Year1958
CountryFrance
DirectorLouis Malle
Elevator to the Gallows poster

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