29 Jan 1958
Elevator to the Gallows
A self-assured businessman murders his employer, the husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.
And Hope to Die
From this split-second on these men are going to be very rich... or very dead!
A crook on the run hooks up with a criminal gang to commit a kidnapping. However, things don't go quite as planned.
Top Billed Cast
Jean-Louis Trintignant Tony
Robert Ryan Charley
Lea Massari Sugar
Aldo Ray Mattone
Jean Gaven Rizzio
Tisa Farrow Pepper
André Lawrence Chef gitan
Don Arrès Mastragos
Aubert Pallascio Renner (as Louis Aubert)
Ellen Bahl Béatrice Belthoise Jean Coutu Inspector
Jean-Marie Lemieux Lester
Michel Maillot Gypsy
Robert Party Mario Verdon MacCarthy
Emmanuelle Béart Child (uncredited)
Germaine de France Old Lady on the Phone (uncredited)
Nicole Desailly Nurse (uncredited)
Martine Ferrière Mad Girl at Infirmary (uncredited)
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