Miles Davis recorded the improvised score in one night in Paris, playing as a quartet in response to the film projected in the studio.

LIFT TO THE SCAFFOLD

Louis Malle

1958

Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet, Georges Poujouly, Yori Bertin, Lino Ventura

Screenplay by Roger Nimier and Louis Malle; adapted from the novel Ascenseur pour l'échafaud by Noël Calef

Title: LIFT TO THE SCAFFOLD

Year: 1958

Director: Louis Malle

Cast: Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet, Georges Poujouly, Yori Bertin, Lino Ventura

Writing: Screenplay by Roger Nimier and Louis Malle; adapted from the novel Ascenseur pour l'échafaud by Noël Calef

Genre tags: CRIME, DRAMA