Ascenseur pour l'echafaud
(DVD)

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Contributors
Malle, Louis, 1932-1995, film director,
Nimier, Roger, 1925-1962, author.
Thuillier, Jean, Producer
Moreau, Jeanne, 1928-2017, Actor
Ronet, Maurice, 1927-1983, Actor
Published
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2006], ©1957.
Status
Available
Shirlington - Adult DVD/ Blu-ray
DVD FOREIGN FRE ELEVA
1 available
Westover - Adult DVD/ Blu-ray
DVD FOREIGN FRE ELEVA
1 available

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Published
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2006], ©1957.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (92 min.) : sound, black-and-white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (23 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Language
fre
UPC
715515017725

Notes

General Note
Based on the novel by Noël Calef.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1957.
General Note
"Special edition double-disc set features: Disc one. New, restored high-definition digital transfer; Theatrical trailers; New and improved English subtitle translation -- Disc two. New interview with actor Jeanne Moreau; Archival interviews with director Louis Malle, actors Maurice Ronet and Jeanne Moreau, and original soundtrack session pianist René Urtreger; Footage of Miles Davis and Louis Malle from the soundtrack recording session; New video program about the score, with jazz trumpeter Jon Faddis and critic Gary Giddins; Malle's student film Crazeologie, featuring the title song by Charlie Parker; PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by critic Terrence Rafferty, an interview with Louis Malle, and a tribute by film producer Vincent Malle"--Container.
General Note
Disc 1: The film (92 min.), disc 2: Special features (approximately 154 min.).
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematographer, Henri Decaë ; editor, Léonide Azar ; original music, Miles Davis ; screenwriters, Rino Mondellini and Jean Mandaroux.
Participants/Performers
Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet, Georges Poujouly, Yori Bertin, Jean Wall, Lino Ventura, Ivan Petrovich, Félix Marten, Elga Andersen, Gérard Darrieu, Sylviane Aisenstein, Charles Denner, Hubert Deschamps, Jean-Claude Brialy.
Description
Florence Carala and her lover Julien Tavernier, an ex-paratrooper, want to murder her husband by faking a suicide.
Target Audience
Rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD format; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby digital mono; aspect ratio 1.66:1, enhanced for 16:9 widescreen televisions.
Language
French dialogue, with optional English subtitles.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Malle, L., Nimier, R., Thuillier, J., Moreau, J., Ronet, M., Poujouly, G., Bertin, Y., Wall, J., Petrovich, I., Marten, F., Ventura, L., Davis, M., & Calef, N. (20061957). Ascenseur pour l'echafaud (Widescreen ed.). Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Louis Malle et al.. 20061957. Ascenseur Pour L'echafaud. Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Louis Malle et al.. Ascenseur Pour L'echafaud Criterion Collection, 20061957.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Malle, Louis, et al. Ascenseur Pour L'echafaud Widescreen ed., Criterion Collection, 20061957.

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