Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1955-12-08) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 4 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $23,213 |
| Screen: | William Rose, Jimmy O'Connor |
| Productions: | Ealing Studios, Michael Balcon Productions |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 12248: Alec Guinness - Professor Marcus
- 14300: Cecil Parker - Claude, alias 'Major Courtney'
- 14503: Herbert Lom - Louis, alias 'Mr. Harvey'
- 12446: Peter Sellers - Harry, alias 'Mr. Robinson'
- 43791: Danny Green - 'One-Round', alias 'Mr. Lawson'
- 43787: Katie Johnson - Mrs. Wilberforce
- 100343: Jack Warner - The Superintendent
Crews
- 14566: Alexander Mackendrick - Director - Directing
- 21008: William Rose - Screenplay - Writing
- 43788: Jimmy O'Connor - Screenplay - Writing
- 3601: Michael Balcon - Producer - Production
- 29893: Otto Heller - Director of Photography - Camera
- 12721: Jack Harris - Editor - Editing
- 1634511: Leo Wilkins - Sound Recordist - Sound
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Reviews
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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 haplessness consistently well on screen. Guinness and Sellers are doing what we know ....
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A film of real quality! <em>'The Ladykillers'</em> is amusing viewing. It's style of comedy is very fitting of its era, but I only mean that positively as the slapstick is undoubtedly fun to watch unfold. The cast are all worthy of a mention, though the standouts for me are Alec G ....
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