The Ladykillers
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73% Critic Match

The Ladykillers

7.3 / 10 1955 1h 31mNR English
ComedyCrime

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

Professor Marcus

Lead
Cecil Parker

Cecil Parker

Claude, alias 'Major Courtney'

Herbert Lom

Herbert Lom

Louis, alias 'Mr. Harvey'

Peter Sellers

Peter Sellers

Harry, alias 'Mr. Robinson'

Danny Green

Danny Green

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

Katie Johnson

Katie Johnson

Mrs. Wilberforce

Jack Warner

Jack Warner

The Superintendent

PS

Philip Stainton

The Sergeant

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alexander Mackendrick's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. The Ladykillers is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker