The Ladykillers
(1955)






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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!
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Reviews
(1)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)
News
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Ealing Studios’ 100th anniversary celebrations

Popular Ealing films screened and a DVD boxset released to celebrate 100 years of Ealing Studios.
Production
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Alexander Mackendrick
- Director
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Michael Balcon
- Producer
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William Rose
- Writer (story and screenplay)