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The Ladykillers (1955)

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Who was that lady I saw you outwit last night? That was no lady … That was ‘Mum’ Wilberforce, …

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Alexander Mackendrick
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    Professor Marcus Alec Guinness
  • Profile picture of Cecil Parker
    Claude, alias 'Major Courtney' Cecil Parker
  • Profile picture of Herbert Lom
    Louis, alias 'Mr. Harvey' Herbert Lom
  • Profile picture of Peter Sellers
    Harry, alias 'Mr. Robinson' Peter Sellers
  • Profile picture of Danny Green
    'One-Round', alias 'Mr. Lawson' Danny Green
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    Mrs. Wilberforce Katie Johnson
  • Profile picture of Jack Warner
    The Superintendent Jack Warner
  • Profile picture of Philip Stainton
    The Sergeant Philip Stainton

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