Poster The Ladykillers

Title: The Ladykillers

Original Title: The Ladykillers

Year: 1955

Info

  • Country: UK
  • Length: 91 Minutes (1 hour 31 min)
  • Genre: Comedy Crime

Release Dates

  • UK: December 08 1955
  • United States: February 20 1956

Plot

Axelander Mackendrick directs Alec Guinness, Cecil Parker, Herbert Lom, Peter Sellers and Danny Green in 'The Ladykillers'. They are a crime gang preparing their next "job". In order to complete it, they start living with an old lady called Mrs. Wilberforce. They appear as a music band to distract her and have the chance to kill her. But their plot won't be as easy as they thought it would be. 'The Ladykillers' was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Original Screenplay category. This comedy won two BAFTA for Best British Screenplay and Best British Actress for Katie Johnson.

Cast

Peter Sellers

Peter Sellers

Harry Robinson

Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

Professor Marcus

Danny Green

Danny Green

One-Round

Katie Johnson

Katie Johnson

Louisa Wilberforce

Soundtrack from 'The Ladykillers'

Silver Threads Among the Gold

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H.P. Danks

The Last Rose of Summer

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Thomas Moore Sir John Stevenson

Minuet in E major

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Luigi Boccherini arranged for string ensemble

Serenade for Strings Op.3 No.5

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Joseph Haydn

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