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Elevator to the Gallows

Louis Malle

 
Elevator to the Gallows Criterion DVD

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  • France
  • 1957
  • 92 minutes
  • Black and White
  • 1.66:1
  • French

SYNOPSIS: In his mesmerizing debut feature, twenty-four-year-old director Louis Malle brought together the beauty of Jeanne Moreau, the camerawork of Henri Decaë, and a now legendary score by Miles Davis. A touchstone of the careers of both its star and director, Elevator to the Gallows is a richly atmospheric thriller of murder and mistaken identity unfolding over one restless Parisian night.

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Cast

Florence Carala Jeanne Moreau
Julien TavernierMaurice Ronet
LouisGeorges Poujouly
VéroniqueYori Bertin
Simon Carala Jean Wall
Inspector Chérier Lino Ventura
Chess player at motelJean-Claude Brialy

Credits

DirectorLouis Malle
ProducerJean Thuillier
ScreenplayRoger Nimier and Louis Malle
Based on the novel byNoël Calef
CinematographyHenri Decaë
MusicMiles Davis

Disc Features

SPECIAL EDITION DOUBLE DISC SET:

  • New, restored high-definition digital transfer
  • New interview with actor Jeanne Moreau
  • Archival interviews with director Louis Malle, actors Maurice Ronet and Moreau, and original soundtrack session pianist René Urtreger
  • Footage of Miles Davis and Louis Malle from the soundtrack recording session
  • New video program about the score with jazz trumpeter Jon Faddis and critic Gary Giddins
  • Malle’s student film Crazeologie, featuring the title song by Charlie Parker
  • Theatrical trailers
  • New and improved English subtitle translation
  • A booklet featuring a new essay by critic Terrence Rafferty, an interview with Louis Malle, and a tribute by film producer Vincent Malle

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Film Essays

Elevator to the Gallows:
Louis Malle on the Ground Floor

By Terrence RaffertyApril 24, 2006

François Truffaut once wrote, “All of Louis Malle, all his good qualities and faults, was in Elevator to the Gallows”—a statement that Read more »