The Ladykillers

Plot

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.

  • Alexander Mackendrick

    Director

  • William Rose

    Screenplay

  • William Rose

    Story

  • Jimmy O'Connor

    Screenplay

  • Otto Heller

    Director of Photography

  • Jack Harris

    Editor

  • Alec Guinness

    Professor Marcus

  • Cecil Parker

    Claude, alias 'Major Courtney'

  • Herbert Lom

    Louis, alias 'Mr. Harvey'

  • Peter Sellers

    Harry, alias 'Mr. Robinson'

  • Danny Green

    'One-Round', alias 'Mr. Lawson'

  • Katie Johnson

    Mrs. Wilberforce

  • Jack Warner

    The Superintendent

  • Philip Stainton

    The Sergeant

  • Frankie Howerd

    The Barrow Boy

  • Madge Brindley

    Large Lady (uncredited)

  • Hélène Burls

    Hypatia (uncredited)

  • Kenneth Connor

    Cab Driver (uncredited)

  • Michael Corcoran

    Burglar (uncredited)

  • Harold Goodwin

    Parcels Clerk (uncredited)

  • Fred Griffiths

    Junk Man (uncredited)

  • Lucy Griffiths

    Miss Pringle (uncredited)

  • George Hilsdon

    Security Van Driver (uncredited)

  • Vincent Holman

    Station Master (uncredited)

  • Stratford Johns

    Security Guard (uncredited)

  • Sam Kydd

    Second Cab Driver (uncredited)

  • Edie Martin

    Lettice (uncredited)

  • Jack Melford

    Detective (uncredited)

  • Arthur Mullard

    (uncredited)

  • Ewan Roberts

    Constable (uncredited)

  • George Roderick

    Radio Car Policeman (uncredited)

  • John Rudling

    Nervous Man (uncredited)

  • Leonard Sharp

    Pavement Artist (uncredited)

  • Peter Williams

    Detective at Parcels Office (uncredited)

  • Neil Wilson

    Policeman (uncredited)

  • Phoebe Hodgson

  • Runtime

    91 minutes

    Released

    1955-12-08

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United Kingdom

    Studios

    Ealing Studios

    Michael Balcon Productions

    Sound

  • Tristram Cary

    Music

  • Updated

    448 days ago

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