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The Ladykillers
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1955 crime comedy film directed by Alexander Mackendrick
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The Ladykillers is a 1955 British black-and-white heist film directed by Alexander Mackendrick and written by William Rose. Produced by Michael Balcon through Ealing Studios and Michael Balcon Productions, the movie was distributed by The Rank Organisation and Netflix. It features Alec Guinness, Katie Johnson, Herbert Lom, and Peter Sellers in the cast, with music composed by Tristram Cary and cinematography by Otto Heller.
Set in London, the narrative follows a gang of thieves and includes keywords such as a widow, a parrot, and dark comedy. The film was released on December 8, 1955, and has a runtime of 91 minutes. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay. The work is presented in English and has been assessed using the Bechdel test.
Critical reception includes a review score of 8.7/10, 100%, 91/100, and 7.6/10. On IMDb, the film holds a rating of 7.6, while TMDb lists a vote average of 7.286. The genres are categorized as comedy and crime. Distribution formats include video on demand.
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Film · TMDB
7.3Five 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
- 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'
- Katie Johnson as Mrs. Wilberforce
Themes
- widow
- dark comedy
- parrot
- gang of thieves
- money
- criminal
- old lady
- landlady
- planning
- steam locomotive
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- heist film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Alexander Mackendrick
- Screenwriter
- William Rose
- Cast member
- Philip Stainton
- Composer
- Tristram Cary
- Producer
- Michael Balcon
- Production company
- Ealing Studios
- Cinematographer
- Otto Heller
- Narrative location
- London
- Duration
- 91
- FilmAffinity ID
- 866671
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1955-00-00
- title
- The Ladykillers
- color
- black-and-white
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 7.6/10
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