The Ladykillers

About

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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Directed by

Alexander Mackendrick

Written by

William Rose (Screenplay)
Jimmy O'Connor (Screenplay)

Runtime

91 minutes

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Tagline

Who was that lady I saw you outwit last night? That was no lady … That was ‘Mum’ Wilberforce, …

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

Keywords

dark comedy money criminal old lady widow landlady gang of thieves parrot steam locomotive planning octogenarian quintet armored van robbery rented rooms bumbling crooks interruptions