This is a stellar example of the New French Cinema. A soldier of fortune is hired to kill the rich husband of a society woman. She will be rich and have him as well. But he makes a stupid error. He has used a hook and a rope to go from one floor to the next so he can do the foul deed; but something goes wrong. He kills the man, but when he gets in the car he sees the rope hanging from the barrier he used as a foothold. He goes back in the building, gets on the elevator, but the security guy turns off the power to the building, trapping him between floors, where her stays. Meanwhile, a young punk and his empty headed girlfriend steal his car. Now he will be blamed for anything these two do. This is one of those movies where you kind of pull for the bad guy, but you know things don't always run smooth. Miles Davis music plays all the way through. It is atmospheric and tense throughout.
Review of Elevator to the Gallows
