
Elevator to the Gallows(1958)
A self-assured businessman murders his employer, husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.


Industrialist Pierre Verdier kills his mistress Jeanne Ancelin by throwing her off a train. Her husband, Ancelin, decides to take revenge on his wife's murderer, who has been acquitted by justice.

Lino Ventura
Ancelin

Jacques Berthier
Pierre Verdier

Daniel Ceccaldi
Italian taxi customer

Robert Dalban
Raymond, taxi driver

Micheline Luccioni
Germaine, radio taxi

Franco Fabrizi
Lambert, night radio taxi

Janine Darcey
Owner of the hotel

Jacques Monod
Verdier's lawyer

Michel Etcheverry
Investigating judge

Sandra Milo
Liliane
Witness in the City is a crime, thriller film released in 1959 exploring themes of french noir. Directed by Édouard Molinaro, it stars Lino Ventura, Jacques Berthier, Daniel Ceccaldi. Industrialist Pierre Verdier kills his mistress Jeanne Ancelin by throwing her off a train. Her husband, Ancelin, decides to take revenge on his wife's murderer, who has been acquitted by justice.
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