Ascenseur pour l'échafaud
A self-assured businessman murders his employer, the husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.
- genus: Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Studio: Nouvelles Éditions de Films (NEF)
- keyword: secret love, paris, france, car race, suicide attempt, arms deal, photography, camera, suspicion of murder, hearing, defense industry, motel, blackout, suspicion, fake suicide, microfilm, photographic evidence, film noir, french noir, elevator
- cast: Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet, Georges Poujouly, Yori Bertin, Lino Ventura, Iván Petrovich