The Ladykillers (1955) | |
| Director(s) | Alexander Mackendrick |
| Producer(s) | Seth Holt (associate), Michael Balcon (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Crime, Thriller/Suspense |
| Top Topics | Heist |
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The Ladykillers (1955) was a Comedy - Crime Film directed by Alexander Mackendrick and produced by Michael Balcon and Seth Holt.
Academy Awards 1956 --- Ceremony Number 29 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Writing | William Rose | Nominated |
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Silver Screen Standards: The Ladykillers (1955)
By Jennifer Garlen on Jul 11, 2024 From Classic Movie Hub BlogThe Ladykillers (1955) Like most Gen Xers, I grew up associating Sir Alec Guinness with his role as Obi Wan-Kenobi in the original Star Wars trilogy. Only as an adult did I discover his earlier work and his tremendous talent for comedy as showcased by his series of films in the 1950s with Ealing ... Read full article
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By Beatrice on Feb 2, 2016 From Flickers in TimeThe Ladykillers Directed by Alexander Mackendrick Written by William Rose 1955/UK The Rank Organization/Ealing Studios Repeat viewing/Netflix rental #290 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die One of Ealing Studio’s last comedies is among its very best. Professor Marcus (Alec Guinness) ... Read full article
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By Angela on Aug 4, 2013 From Hollywood RevueLouisa Wilberforce (Katie Johnson) is a lonely, old woman.? She lives alone with her parrots and passes her time by watching her neighbors and concocting wild stories about them to report to the police.? The police politely listen to her tales, but realize they’re just nonsense and don’t... Read full article
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[At the police station]
Junk Man: And it's a brown horse, eleven years old, and answers to the name of Dennis.
Professor Marcus: One-Round, there is a wheelbarrow outside, could you fetch it? The Major has a train to catch.
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When the parrot flies out of the living room and into the hallway, it clearly says "Alec Guinness" as it lands.
The piece of music that the gang pretends to rehearse is the Minuet from Luigi Boccherini's "Quintet in E major, Opus 11, Number 5". Each time one of the gang members is killed, the arrangement of the music changes from quintet to quartet to trio etc, as if it is being played only by the surviving members of the gang.
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