Elevator to the Gallows Blu-ray

Release Year: 1958

Runtime: 92 min

Director: Louis Malle

Cast: Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet, Georges Poujouly, Yori Bertin, Jean Wall

Studios: Nouvelles Éditions de Films

A self-assured businessman murders his employer, husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.

Special Features:

New 2K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack

Interview from 2005 with actor Jeanne Moreau

Archival interviews with Moreau, director Louis Malle, actor Maurice Ronet, and original soundtrack session pianist René Urtreger

Footage of musician Miles Davis and Malle from the soundtrack recording session

Program from 2005 about the score, featuring jazz trumpeter Jon Faddis and critic Gary Giddins

Malle’s student film Crazeologie, featuring Charlie Parker’s song "Crazeology"

Trailers

PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Terrence Rafferty, an interview with Malle, and a tribute by film producer Vincent Malle.

Technical Specifications:

• 91 MIN
• B&W
• MONO
• IN FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
• 1.66:1