Film
The Ladykillers (1955)
Be kind to your friends - Don't disclose the ending
Comedy, Crime· Directed by Alexander Mackendrick· 91 min
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.
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- Meet "The Unholy Five"... The Most Befuddled Set of Assorted Thugs That Ever Fouled Up a Million Dollar Bank Robbery!!
- Who was that lady I saw you outwit last night? That was no lady... That was 'Mum' Wilberforce, a lovely old doll, well known to the police, and landlady to the shadiest bunch of characters in London!
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Connections
Top billing
- 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'