UK,
1955, 97 min
Directed by:
Alexander MackendrickScreenplay:
William RoseCinematography:
Otto HellerComposer:
Tristram CaryCast:
Alec Guinness, Cecil Parker, Herbert Lom, Peter Sellers, Frankie Howerd, Danny Green, Kenneth Connor, Stratford Johns, Katie Johnson, Jack Warner (more)Plots(1)
Considered by many as the finest British comedy ever made. The Ladykillers follows the hilarious capers of a group of small-time crooks, taking on more than they can handle in the form of their sweet elderly landlord, Mrs. Wilberforce (Katie Johnson). The criminal gang. posing as a string quartet, are unprepared for their land lord's meddling when one of the 'musicians' cases gets caught in a door, revealing the group's true identity. (Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
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