• Film ID:
  • 1359
  • Availability:
  • DVD Available from Shop
  • Film cert:
  • Running time:
  • DVD=89 min.
  • Nationality(ies):
  • Britain.
  • Primary Language(s):
  • English.
THE LADYKILLERS (ORIGINAL) (1955)
Cast
Alec Guinness. Cecil Parker. Herbert Lom. Peter Sellers. Katie Johnson. Danny Green.
Director(s)
Alexander Mackendrick.
Categories
Comedy. Classics. 01 Ade tastics. Ealing comedy. 01 Nigel's Choice. Recommended. BAFTA (Best Female Lead). Guardian 1000 Must See (2007). BFI Top 100 British Movies.
Review
The last of the Ealing comedies. A gang of crooks take up lodgings in the house of a dotty old lady. Using her as cover they plan a bank robbery. However their ineptitude and a chain of misfortune lead to their downfall and a windfall for the naive, innocent old lady. Oh so dark and oh so brilliant!
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