Malle and Moreau at Cannes, 1993
Elevator to the Gallows • 10m
For this conversation, recorded at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival for the French television program “Le cercle de minuit,” director Louis Malle and actor Jeanne Moreau sat down with Michel Field to reflect on their early work together and Malle’s development as a director.
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Maurice Ronet, 1957
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The Miles Davis Score
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On Piano, René Urtreger
Pianist René Urtreger, the only musician from the soundtrack session for ELEVATOR TO THE GALLOWS still living, was interviewed in 2005 for the film’s French DVD release.
