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)
(more)Cast
Alec Guinness
UK
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Cecil Parker
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Herbert Lom
Austria-Hungary
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Peter Sellers
UK
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Frankie Howerd
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Danny Green
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Kenneth Connor
UK
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The Ladykillers (1955)
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Stratford Johns
South Africa
Best movies:
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Katie Johnson
UK
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Jack Warner
UK
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Peter Williams
USA
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Lucy Griffiths
UK
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Aileen Lewis
UK
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Fred Griffiths
UK
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George Hilsdon
UK
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Neil Wilson
UK
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George Roderick
UK
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A Night to Remember (1958)
Jack Melford
UK
Best movies:
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Sam Kydd
UK
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Philip Stainton
UK
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