Elevator to the Gallows (Ascenseur pour l'échafaud)

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Louis Malle's debut feature was arguably the first film of the French New Wave. Jeanne Moreau stars as a woman waiting for her lover to return from murdering her husband. Their "perfect crime," however, goes spectacularly awry.

GENRE: Drama , Suspense/Thriller
MPAA RATING: No Rating
RUN TIME: 88 minutes
RELEASE DATE: June 24, 2005
STARRING: Jeanne Moreau , Maurice Ronet , Georges Poujouly , Yori Bertin , Jean Wall
DIRECTOR(S): Louis Malle
PRODUCER(S): Jean Thuillier
WRITER(S): Noel Calef, Louis Malle
STUDIO: Times Film Corporation
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