Watch NowThe Ladykillers (1955)
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08/12/1955 (GB)
Comedy, Crime
1h 31m
- 73% (491 votes)
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Who was that lady I saw you outwit last night? That was no lady … That was ‘Mum’ Wilberforce, …
Overview
Five oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians.
- Alexander MackendrickDirector
- William RoseScreenplay
- Jimmy O'ConnorScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Keywords
- widow
- dark comedy
- parrot
- gang of thieves
- money
- criminal
- old lady
- landlady
- planning
- steam locomotive
- octogenarian
- quintet
- armored van robbery
- rented rooms
- bumbling crooks
Top Billed Cast
Alec Guinness
Professor Marcus
Cecil Parker
Claude, alias 'Major Courtney'
Herbert Lom
Louis, alias 'Mr. Harvey'
Peter Sellers
Harry, alias 'Mr. Robinson'
Danny Green
'One-Round', alias 'Mr. Lawson'
Katie Johnson
Mrs. Wilberforce
Jack Warner
The Superintendent
Philip Stainton
The Sergeant
Frankie Howerd
The Barrow Boy
Madge Brindley
Large Lady (uncredited)
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