The Ladykillers (1955)

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.

Directed by: Alexander Mackendrick

Cast: Alec Guinness, Cecil Parker, Herbert Lom, Peter Sellers, Danny Green, Katie Johnson, Jack Warner, Philip Stainton, Frankie Howerd, Madge Brindley, Hélène Burls, Kenneth Connor

Genres: Comedy, Crime, Dark Comedy, Foreign, Heist

Rating: 8/10

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