Story Line
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.
“Who was that lady I saw you outwit last night? That was no lady … That was ‘Mum’ Wilberforce, …”
Top Cast
Alec Guinness
Professor Marcus
Cecil Parker
Claude, alias 'Major Courtney'
Herbert Lom
Louis, alias 'Mr. Harvey'
Peter Sellers
Harry, alias 'Mr. Robinson'
Danny Green
'One-Round', alias 'Mr. Lawson'
Katie Johnson
Mrs. Wilberforce
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Rating
7.3/ 10
Release Date
1955-12-08
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
ComedyCrime
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User Reviews (2)
CinemaSerf
7/10
•11/14/2022I always felt that Herbert Lom had a wonderful face for comedy; and here I think he stands out alongside Cecil Parker - always underrated, but who could be relied upon to deliver a standard of comedy haplessness consistently well on screen. Guinness ...
r96sk
9/10
•5/30/2024A film of real quality!
<em>'The Ladykillers'</em> is amusing viewing. It's style of comedy is very fitting of its era, but I only mean that positively as the slapstick is undoubtedly fun to watch unfold. The cast are all worthy of a mention, thou...