The Ladykillers
1955•NR•1h 31m•7.3•Released
ComedyCrime
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
Alexander Mackendrick
Writer
William Rose
Languages
English
Studio
Ealing Studios
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)
Hélène Burls
Hypatia (uncredited)
Kenneth Connor
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Michael Corcoran
Burglar (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin
Parcels Clerk (uncredited)
Fred Griffiths
Junk Man (uncredited)
Production
Company
Ealing Studios
Company
Michael Balcon Productions
Producer
Michael Balcon
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