The Ladykillers

"Who was that lady I saw you outwit last night? That was no lady … That was ‘Mum’ Wilberforce, …"

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The Ladykillers

Released: Dec 8, 1955

Runtime: 1h 31m

Rating: ⭐ 7.3 / 10

Comedy Crime

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.

Top Billed Cast

Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

Professor Marcus

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

Philip Stainton

Philip Stainton

The Sergeant

Frankie Howerd

Frankie Howerd

The Barrow Boy

Madge Brindley

Madge Brindley

Large Lady (uncredited)