The Ladykillers (1955)
Alexander Mackendrick / GB, 1955 / 91 min.
1955 black comedy follows the hilarious moves of a group of small-time crooks discovering that a sweet, elderly landlady proves to be a formidable opponent. One of the primary examples of the typically British macabre humour of the celebrated Ealing Studios.
Alec Guinness stars in this classic caper comedy as the leader of a gang of crooks who need a base to plan a robbery at. They rent a room in the tumbledown Victorian home of elderly landlady Mrs Wilberforce (a wonderful Katie Johnson) under the pretence of practicing there with their string quartet, even though none of them can play a note. However, the eccentric widow soon proves to be an unexpectedly formidable opponent who seriously threatens the gang’s plans; they just can’t seem to get rid of her.
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Director
Alexander Mackendrick
Production year
1955
Country
GB
Original title
The Ladykillers (1955)
Length
91 min.
Language
English
Subtitles
NONE
Format
DCP
Part of
The Coen Brothers Complete
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