A self-assured businessman murders his employer, the husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.A self-assured businessman murders his employer, the husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.A self-assured businessman murders his employer, the husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.
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- TriviaMiles Davis recorded the music in a single recording session while he watched a screening. He composed it while watching a rough cut and then invited a quartet of French and US musicians in a for few hours (from 11pm to 5am one night), improvising each number and allegedly sipping champagne with Jeanne Moreau and Louis Malle.
- GoofsWhen Julien is hanging from the cable and the elevator suddenly starts moving down the shaft, there is a shot where the walls around him aren't moving as they should.
- Quotes
- Commissaire de police: Anything's good for an alibi. Wives, girlfriends, bartenders, childhood friends, deceived husbands - but not an elevator. That's ridiculous. It's totally harebrained.
- SoundtracksAscenseur Pour L'Échafaud (Générique)
Composed by Miles Davis
Performed by Miles Davis (Trumpet), Barney Wilen (Tenor Saxophone), Emilhenco (as René Urtreger) (Piano), Pierre Michelot (Bass) and Kenny Clarke (Drums)
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- Also known as
- Frantic
- Filming locations
- 26 Rue de Courcelles, Paris 8, Paris, France(Tavernier climbing on the upper terrace)
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $374,671
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,354
- Jun 26, 2005
- Gross worldwide
- $440,407
- Runtime
- 1h 31m(91 min)
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1







































