The Ladykillers (1955)

Name: The Ladykillers
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Released: 1955-12-08
Cast: Alec Guinness, Cecil Parker, Herbert Lom, Peter Sellers, Danny Green

Kernel Score: 82% · 529 ratings

Genres: Comedy, Crime

Released: 1955-12-08

Runtime: 91 minutes

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.

Director

Alexander Mackendrick

Cast

Alec Guinness as Professor Marcus
Cecil Parker as Claude, alias 'Major Courtney'
Herbert Lom as Louis, alias 'Mr. Harvey'
Peter Sellers as Harry, alias 'Mr. Robinson'
Danny Green as 'One-Round', alias 'Mr. Lawson'
Katie Johnson as Mrs. Wilberforce
Jack Warner as The Superintendent
Philip Stainton as The Sergeant
Frankie Howerd as The Barrow Boy
Madge Brindley as Large Lady (uncredited)