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The Ladykillers
Directed by Alexander Mackendrick
1955•1h 31m•NR•★ 7.6
Comedy / Crime
Synopsis
A sinister gang of five eccentric crooks posing as an amateur string quintet rents rooms in the lopsided London Victorian townhouse of a sweet, fragile little old widow to pull off an armored car robbery, only to find that murdering the meddlesome old lady proves far deadlier to themselves than to her. Alexander Mackendrick's pitch-black Ealing comedy in glorious Technicolor starring Alec Guinness and Peter Sellers.
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DirectorAlexander Mackendrick
WriterWilliam Rose
CinematographyOtto Heller
MusicTristram Cary
Principal Cast
Alec GuinnessProfessor Marcus
Cecil ParkerClaude, alias 'Major Courtney'
Herbert LomLouis, alias 'Mr. Harvey'
Peter SellersHarry, alias 'Mr. Robinson'
Danny Green'One-Round', alias 'Mr. Lawson'
Katie JohnsonMrs. Wilberforce
Jack WarnerThe Superintendent
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Runtime1h 31m (91 mins)
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DirectorAlexander Mackendrick
LanguagesEnglish
CountryGB
StudioEaling Studios
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