The Ladykillers

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film

The Ladykillers is a 1955 British black comedy crime film, produced by Ealing Studios, about a gang of criminals whose heist is foiled by their unsuspecting elderly landlady.

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The Ladykillers (1955 film) 3
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Predicate Object
instanceOf film ⓘ
award BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay NERFINISHED ⓘ
cinematographyBy Otto Heller NERFINISHED ⓘ
colorProcess Technicolor ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
criticalReception acclaimed ⓘ
director Alexander Mackendrick NERFINISHED ⓘ
distributor General Film Distributors NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rank Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ
editedBy Jack Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ
era post-war British cinema ⓘ
featuredCharacter Mrs. Louisa Wilberforce NERFINISHED ⓘ
Professor Marcus NERFINISHED ⓘ
filmedIn United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
filmingStudio Ealing Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre black comedy ⓘ
crime ⓘ
hasRemake The Ladykillers (2004 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
homeMedia Blu-ray ⓘ
DVD ⓘ
includedIn BFI Top 100 British films NERFINISHED ⓘ
musicBy Tristram Cary NERFINISHED ⓘ
narrativeFocus elderly landlady foiling a robbery ⓘ
gang of criminals planning a heist ⓘ
notableFor blend of dark humor and crime elements ⓘ
ensemble cast of British character actors ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
posterTagline A new and hilarious kind of crime! ⓘ
producer Michael Balcon NERFINISHED ⓘ
productionCompany Ealing Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ
releaseDate 1955-12-08 ⓘ
releaseYear 1955 ⓘ
remadeBy Coen brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 91 ⓘ
screenplayAwardedTo William Rose NERFINISHED ⓘ
screenplayOrigin original screenplay ⓘ
screenwriter William Rose NERFINISHED ⓘ
settingLocation London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
starring Alec Guinness NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cecil Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ
Danny Green NERFINISHED ⓘ
Herbert Lom NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jack Warner NERFINISHED ⓘ
Katie Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ
Peter Sellers NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Hattie Jacques → notableWork → The Ladykillers ⓘ
Joan Sims → notableWork → The Ladykillers ⓘ
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Jennifer Jayne → notableWork → The Ladykillers ⓘ
Edie Martin → notableWork → The Ladykillers ⓘ
Peter Sellers → notableWork → The Ladykillers ⓘ
Cecil Parker → notableWork → The Ladykillers ⓘ
Joan Greenwood → notableWork → The Ladykillers ⓘ
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Ernest Clark → appearedIn → The Ladykillers ⓘ
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Ealing comedies → hasPart → The Ladykillers ⓘ
Ealing comedies → notableWork → The Ladykillers ⓘ
Ealing Studios → notableWork → The Ladykillers ⓘ
Erwin Hillier → notableWork → The Ladykillers ⓘ
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subject surface form: The Ladykillers (2004 film)
this entity surface form: The Ladykillers (1955 film)
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subject surface form: The Ladykillers (2004 film)
this entity surface form: The Ladykillers (1955 film)