Frantic 1958

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Frantic ★★★ Elevator to the Gallows; Ascenseur pour L'Echafaud 1958

From Louis Malle comes one of the first French New Wave film noir dramas. A man kills his boss with the connivance of the employer's wife, his lover, and makes it look like suicide. Meanwhile, teenagers have used his car and gun in the murder of a tourist couple and he is indicted for that crime. Their perfectly planned murder begins to unravel into a panic-stricken nightmare. A suspenseful and captivating drama. Director Malle's first feature film. Musical score by jazz legend Miles Davis. 92m/B VHS, DVD . FR Maurice Ronet, Jeanne Moreau, Georges Poujouly; D: Louis Malle; C: Henri Decae; M: Miles Davis.

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