The Ladykillers

Released Year: 1955

Certificate: Not Rated

Runtime: 91 minutes

Genre: Comedy, Crime

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 91

Director: Alexander Mackendrick

Stars: Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers, Cecil Parker, Herbert Lom

No of Votes: 26464

Gross: N/A

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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