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The Ladykillers is a British film of genre Comedy directed by Alexander Mackendrick released in USA on 20 february 1956 with Alec Guinness

The Ladykillers (1955)

The Ladykillers
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Released in USA 20 february 1956
Length 1h31
Genres Comedy,    Comedy thriller,    Crime
Rating75% 3.7971053.7971053.7971053.7971053.797105

This article is about the 1955 film. For the remake, see The Ladykillers (2004 film). For other uses, see Ladykillers.

The Ladykillers is a 1955 British black comedy film made by Ealing Studios. Directed by Alexander Mackendrick, it stars Katie Johnson, Alec Guinness, Cecil Parker, Herbert Lom, Peter Sellers, Danny Green, and Jack Warner.

American William Rose wrote the screenplay, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay and won the BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay.
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Synopsis

Mrs. Louisa Alexandra Wilberforce (Katie Johnson) is a sweet and eccentric old widow who lives alone with her raucous parrots in a gradually subsiding "lopsided" house, built over the entrance to a railway tunnel in Kings Cross, London. With nothing to occupy her time and an active imagination, she is a frequent visitor to the local police station where she reports fanciful suspicions regarding neighbourhood activities. Having led wild-goose chases in the past, she is humoured by the officers there who give her reports no credence whatever.

Actors

Alec Guinness

(Professor Marcus)
Cecil Parker

(Claude, alias 'Major Courtney')
Herbert Lom

(Louis, alias 'Mr. Harvey')
Peter Sellers

(Harry, alias 'Mr. Robinson')
Jack Warner

(The Superintendent)
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