The Ladykillers

The Ladykillers

★ 7.3IMDb Score
Released:1955-12-08
Duration:91 min
Director:Alexander Mackendrick
Actors:Alec Guinness, Cecil Parker, Herbert Lom, Peter Sellers, Danny Green
Production:Ealing Studios, Michael Balcon Productions

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.

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