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The Ladykillers

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Comedy Crime

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.

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Director(s): Alexander Mackendrick

Writer(s): William Rose, Jimmy O'Connor

Producer(s): Michael Balcon

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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

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)

Reviews

CinemaSerf

I always felt that Herbert Lom had a wonderful face for comedy; and here I think he stands out alongside Cecil Parker - always underrated, but who could be relied upon to deliver a standard of comedy ...