

A self-assured businessman murders his employer, husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.
Director: Louis Malle
Writers: Louis Malle, Roger Nimier













John Chard
The black cat has it... Ascenseur pour l'échafaud (AKA: Elevator to the Gallows/Lift to the Scaffold) is directed by Louis Malle and co-written by Malle, Roger Nimier and Noël Calef (novel). It st...

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