The Ladykillers (1955)

12/08/1955 (GB) • 1h 31m

Comedy, Crime

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.

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


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

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

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