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Jeanne Moreau
Florence Carala
Maurice Ronet
Julien Tavernier
Georges Poujouly
Louis
Yori Bertin
Véronique
Lino Ventura
Le Commissaire Cherrier
Iván Petrovich
Horst Bencker
Elga Andersen
Frieda Bencker
Jean Wall
Simon Carala
Gérard Darrieu
Maurice
Micheline Bona
Geneviève
Charles Denner
L'Adjoint du Commissaire Cherrier
Félix Marten
Christian Subervie
Hubert Deschamps
Le Substitut du Procureur
Jacques Hilling
Le Garagiste
Marcel Journet
Le Président du Conseil d'Administration
François Joux
Commissaire de Police
Jean-Claude Brialy
Le Jeune Homme du Motel (uncredited)
Gisèle Grandpré
Jacqueline Mauclair
Jacqueline Staup
Anna
Marcel Cuvelier
Le Réceptionniste du Motel
Nicolas Bataille
Un Consommateur à la Brasserie (uncredited)
Pierre Frag
Un Consommateur à la Brasserie (uncredited)
Christian Brocard
Un Consommateur (uncredited)
Marcel Bernier
Un Policier au Commissariat (uncredited)
Guy Henry
Un Inspecteur (uncredited)
Roger Jacquet
Gaston (uncredited)
Alice Reichen
La Fleuriste (uncredited)
Sylviane Aisenstein
Yvonne, la Fille du Bar
Micheline Sarfati
Robert Balpo
Un Consommateur (uncredited)
Olivier Darrieux
Le Chauffeur (uncredited)
Lucien Desagneaux
Un Journaliste (uncredited)
Pierre Devilder
Petit Rôle (uncredited)

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A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on Sat Mar 01 2014

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 stars Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet, Georges Poujouly, Yori Bertin and Jean Wall. Music is by Miles Davis and cinematography by Henri Decaë. A little ole devil this one, a sly slow pacer that itches away at your skin. Rightly seen as a bridging movie between the classic film noir cycle and the nouvelle vague, Malle's movie is in truth straightforward on narrative terms. Julien Tavernier (Ronet) is...