Tuesday 22 March 2011

The Ladykillers (1955)

Director: Alexander Mackendrick
Starring: Alec Guinness, Herbert Lom, Cecil Parker, Peter Sellers, Dannie Green, Katie Johnson
Certificate: U
Genre: Comedy
Awards: None
The Ladykillers Poster
In The Ladykillers, Professor Marcus (Guinness) has devised a master plan to steal money. he uses An old Lady's (Johnson) rented room for his gang to hide out in while they plot to get the money. The gang includes: the cowardly Major Courtney (Parker), the suspicious mister Harvey (Lom),  the cockney mister Robinson (Sellers) and the brute force of Mister Lawson (Green). When the old lady finds out about the theft the gang decide they must kill her but nobody wants to be the one who does it.

The Ladykillers is hilarious and shows what British films can live up to. It has massive comedy stars in it which go on to be in The pink panther and even starwars.

****Good

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