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Binding: DVD
EAN: 7321900381284
Format: PAL
Languages: EnglishOriginal Language
Number Of Discs: 1
Region Code: 2
Theatrical Release Date: 1955-12
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
In English comedy at its blackest (and funniest) pitch, this droll 1955 farce finds Alec Guinness in one of his typically deft, chameleon turns as would-be criminal mastermind Professor Marcus. When Marcus's grand plan to pull off a train heist leads him to a strategically situated house occupied by the genteel Mrs. Wilberforce (Katie Johnson), the ensuing masquerade triggers a mordant, even macabre comedy of manners. With Marcus and his rough-hewn cronies (Herbert Lom, Peter Sellers, and Danny Green) posing as a string quartet, and the dear lady's demise seen as the means to their larcenous end, the gang's sinister machinations are consistently, if unwittingly, foiled by the good-hearted, resourceful widow. --Sam Sutherland
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This is an absolute classic! Best in show. An all-star cast, some, like Peter Sellers, before they were stars. It starts unassumingly enough and builds to an astonishing climax with real belly laughs along the way. My favorites are the old lady and one of killers, Louie, played by Herbert Lom. And, of course, Alec Guinness was one of the best actors in the world.
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Very few films achieve perfection but this one comes close to it. Alec Guiness as the leader of a band of dysfunctional robbers, is wonderful. I won't try to summarize the movie, that's been done enough already...but...Guiness rents a flat from a very nice, little old lady and tells her that he and his musician friends will be practicing a lot. In fact they are planning their grand heist.
The little old lady, who is ever so helpful, is constantly butting in to the increasing unhappiness ... Read More
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It's pretty well known in certain circles, like the ones I grew up in some time ago, that the British movie studio known as Ealing created a series of wonderful comedies in the 1950s.(Ealing Studios Comedy Collection (The Maggie / A Run for Your Money / Titfield Thunderbolt / Whisky Galore! / Passport to Pimlico) for starters.) I can still remember the thrill of anticipation I had, as I scrunched down in my seat in the movie house, and the J. Arthur Rank living logo, that bare-chested, muscular, well-oiled ... Read More
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There is only one "The Ladykillers" and this is the British one from 1955 lensed by Alexander Mackendrick. It is definitely not the one remade in 2004 by Ethan and Joel Coen!
A charming and well worth watching criminal comedy of its best, with marker jokes, witty and imaginatively directed as well as brilliantly presented by Katie Johnson as Mrs. Wilberforce and Alec Guiness as professor Marcus. Especially the first half is full of ironic serving beautifully the comic of this first class movie. ... Read More
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If you like dry humor, great acting, and classic-type movies - you'll love this. I've watched it periodically for years and still love it. It is a one-of-a-kind!!!! I highly recommend it.
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