The Ladykillers (1955)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 11.039 |
Directed By
Alexander Mackendrick
Crew
Alexander Mackendrick
William Rose
Jimmy O'Connor
Michael Balcon
Otto Heller
Jack Harris
Jim Morahan
Anthony Mendleson
Alex Garfath
Daphne Martin
Hal Mason
David Peers
Tom Pevsner
W. Simpson Robinson
Bert Davey
Norman Dorme
Tony Rimmington
Jack Shampan
Sydney Pearson
Chic Waterson
Alan Bryce
Ray Parslow
Herbert Smith
Harry Aldous
Jim Clark
Dock Mathieson
Joan Bridge
Stephen Dalby
William Rose
Leo Wilkins
Felicia Manheim
Gordon Stone
Seth Holt
Robin Clarke
Tristram Cary
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
Jack Warner
The Superintendent
Philip Stainton
The Sergeant
Frankie Howerd
The Barrow Boy
Madge Brindley
Large Lady (uncredited)
Hélène Burls
Hypatia (uncredited)
Kenneth Connor
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Michael Corcoran
Burglar (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin
Parcels Clerk (uncredited)
Fred Griffiths
Junk Man (uncredited)
Lucy Griffiths
Miss Pringle (uncredited)
George Hilsdon
Security Van Driver (uncredited)
Vincent Holman
Station Master (uncredited)
Stratford Johns
Security Guard (uncredited)
Sam Kydd
Second Cab Driver (uncredited)
Edie Martin
Lettice (uncredited)
Jack Melford
Detective (uncredited)
Arthur Mullard
(uncredited)
Ewan Roberts
Constable (uncredited)
George Roderick
Radio Car Policeman (uncredited)
John Rudling
Nervous Man (uncredited)
Leonard Sharp
Pavement Artist (uncredited)
Peter Williams
Detective at Parcels Office (uncredited)
Neil Wilson
Policeman (uncredited)
Phoebe Hodgson
Constance (uncredited)
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