Movie
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1955-12-08
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Ealing Studios, Michael Balcon Productions
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- 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)
- Hélène Burls as Hypatia (uncredited)
- Kenneth Connor as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Crew
- Alexander Mackendrick - Director
- William Rose - Screenplay
- William Rose - Story
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