8.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Crime, Drama, Thriller • 1958 • 92 min
Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
Overview
A self-assured businessman murders his employer, husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.
Starring Cast
Jeanne Moreau • Maurice Ronet • Georges Poujouly
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
8.6
Overview
A self-assured businessman murders his employer, husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.
Starring Cast
Jeanne Moreau • Maurice Ronet • Georges Poujouly
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
Elevator to the Gallows is a crime thriller exploring themes of fate, moral ambiguity, and the unforeseen consequences of individual actions. The film's narrative focuses on personal tragedy and chance rather than advocating for or critiquing specific political ideologies or societal structures, leading to a neutral rating.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
This 1958 French film features traditional casting typical of its era, with no evident intentional diversity in character representation. The narrative focuses on a crime thriller plot and individual moral choices, without engaging in critiques of traditional identities or incorporating explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
The film 'Elevator to the Gallows' is a crime thriller that does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on a murder plot, an elevator mishap, and a separate crime, without engaging with queer identities or experiences.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
Elevator to the Gallows is a crime thriller that does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative is entirely focused on its central plot of murder, mistaken identity, and suspense, with no elements related to transgender identity.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film "Elevator to the Gallows" is an adaptation of Noël Calef's novel. All major characters in the film retain the same gender as established in the original source material, with no instances of a character's gender being changed.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film is an adaptation of a 1956 French novel. All major characters, as established in the source material and portrayed in the 1958 film, align racially with no instances of a character established as one race being depicted as another.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.9
7.6
Critic Ratings
9.3
9.4
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