| Uniform Title |
Ladykillers (Motion picture : 1955) |
| Title |
The ladykillers. |
| Edition |
Remastered. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Australia, ©2021. |
| ©1955 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (87 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment : D49227. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 1955. |
| "A glorious restoration - with colour by Technicolor" --Cover. |
| Special features: Lobby cards gallery ; Behind the scenes still gallery ; Audio commentary with author and film scholar Philip Kemp. |
| Credits |
Directed by Alexander Mackendrick ; produced by Seth Holt ; story and screenplay by William Rose. |
| Performers |
Alec Guinness, Cecil Parker, Herbert Lom, Peter Sellers, Danny Green, Jack Warner, Frankie Howerd and Katie Johnson. |
| Summary |
An old lady takes in a lodger, who with four friends commits a robbery. Once she discovers their crime they decide to kill her, but she has other plans. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 2.0 ; PAL ; Region 2,4 ; 1.37:1 ; 1.66:1. |
| Language note |
English, German. Subtitles in German. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired]. |
| Subjects |
Landladies -- Drama |
| Thieves -- Drama |
| Robbery -- Drama |
| Criminal behavior -- Drama |
| Feature films -- Great Britain |
| Motion pictures, British |
| Genre |
Comedy films |
| Caper films |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Other Names |
Mackendrick, Alexander, 1912-1993 director. |
| Rose, William, 1914-1987 screenwriter. |
| Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000 actor. |
| Parker, Cecil, 1897-1971 actor. |
| Lom, Herbert actor. |
| Sellers, Peter, 1925-1980 actor. |
| Green, Danny, 1903-1973 actor. |
| Series |
Classics remastered |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
See Also:
Authors:
- Green, Danny, 1903-1973 .
- Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000 .
- Lom, Herbert .
- Mackendrick, Alexander, 1912-1993 .
- Parker, Cecil, 1897-1971 .
- Rose, William, 1914-1987 .
- Sellers, Peter, 1925-1980 .
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