The Ladykillers
1955 · 1h 31m · Not Rated
Comedy, Crime
Directed by
Alexander Mackendrick
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The Ladykillers
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.
Director and cast
- Alexander Mackendrick Director
- Alec Guinness as Professor Marcus
- Cecil Parker as Claude, alias 'Major Courtney'
- Herbert Lom as Louis, alias 'Mr. Harvey'
- Peter Sellers as Harry, alias 'Mr. Robinson'
- Danny Green as 'One-Round', alias 'Mr. Lawson'
- Katie Johnson as Mrs. Wilberforce
- Jack Warner as The Superintendent
- Philip Stainton as The Sergeant
- Frankie Howerd as The Barrow Boy
- Madge Brindley as Large Lady (uncredited)
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