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The Ladykillers

(1955)

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| Film | United Kingdom | Colour | Comedy, Crime | 1h 31min |
U
| Stars: Alec Guinness, Cecil Parker, Herbert Lom | Director: Alexander Mackendrick

An old lady takes in a sinister lodger, who with his four friends commits a robbery. When she finds out, they plot to kill her, but are hoist with their own petards

The most hilarious gangster film ever made!

Cast

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Promotional shot of distinguished British actor, Alec Guinness
Professor Marcus
British actor Cecil Parker wears a suit, tie and pocket square
Claude
Photograph of Czech-British actor, Herbert Lom (1)
Louis
Photograph of English actor, Peter Sellers (1)
Harry
Danny Green
One-Round
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The Superintendent
Katie Johnson
The Old Lady – Mrs Wilberforce
Philip Stainton
The Sergeant
Frankie Howerd
The Barrow Boy
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Reviews

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Witty black comedy, shot in muted colours, that approaches the grotesque without damaging its acerbic humour or sense of fantasy; it is one of the few films where death is both shocking and funny. (Halliwell’s)

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Ealing Studios’ 100th anniversary celebrations

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Popular Ealing films screened and a DVD boxset released to celebrate 100 years of Ealing Studios.

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Main title from The Ladykillers (1955) (13). Directed by Alexander Mackendrick
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Main title from The Ladykillers (1955) (7). Story and screenplay by William Rose
Main title from The Ladykillers (1955) (6). Jack Warner as the Superintendent Katie Johnson as the Old Lady, Philip Stanton as the Sergeant and Frankie Howerd as the Barrow Boy. The vents and characters portrayed in this film are fictitious
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Main title from The Ladykillers (1955) (4). Alec Guiness Cecil Parker, Herbert Lom, Peter Sellers, Danny Green as
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Production

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Alexander Mackendrick
Director
Michael Balcon
Producer
William Rose
Writer (story and screenplay)

Companies

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Ealing Studios
Production company
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Michael Balcon Productions
Production company
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The Rank Organisation
Production company
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J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors
Distribution company