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The Ladykillers

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The Ladykillers

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Summary

Classic Ealing black comedy starring Alec Guinness and Cecil Parker, and featuring Peter Sellers. A gang finds its plans for an audacious robbery hindered by an eccentric old landlady.

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A star rating of 5 out of 5.

David Parkinson

A supreme blend of the seedy and the sinister, this was Ealing's last post on the comedy front - indeed, the studio was shutting up shop as this film went on release. Directed by a mischievous Alexander Mackendrick, it sees the plans of a gang of thugs stymied by their dotty landlady, played by the fabulous Katie Johnson. This is British comedy at its best, with eccentric characters never for a second seeming out of place in the most everyday locations. Alec Guinness and his minions (among them a sinister Herbert Lom and a spivvy Peter Sellers) are a marvellous collection of misfits, but they're no match for Johnson, who won a Bafta for her performance.

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Cast

rolenameProfessor MarcusAlec GuinnessMajor CourtneyCecil ParkerLouisHerbert LomHarryPeter SellersOne-RoundDanny GreenMrs WilberforceKatie JohnsonPolice superintendentJack WarnerPolice sergeantPhilip StaintonBarrow boyFrankie HowerdCab driverKenneth ConnorLetticeEdie MartinDetectiveJack Melford

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rolenameDirectorAlexander Mackendrick

Details

Theatrical distributor

Optimum Releasing

Released on

2002-08-09

Languages

English

Guidance

some violence

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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