The Ladykillers 1955 Dvd Alec Guinness 1281

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

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Sir Alec Guinness gives one of his most unforgettable performances as Professor Marcus, the mastermind of a gang of vicious bank robbers who rent a room from elderly widow Mrs. Wilberforce (Katie Johnson, winner of the British Academy Award for Best Actress). But when the dear old woman begins to meddle in their "perfect crime," the crooks (including Herbert Lom and the legendary Peter Sellers in his first major screen role) decide that she must be killed. Now after a daring heist, a runaway parrot and several cups of tea, can the most diabolical criminals in London still manage to murder one sweet old lady? Directed by Alexander Mackendrick (THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT, SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS ), this Ealing Studios masterpiece was nominated for an Oscar ® for Best Screenplay and remains one of the most ruthlessly brilliant black comedies of all time. THE ALEC GUINNESS COLLECTION presents this screen legend's classic comedies including KIND HEARTS & CORONETS, THE LAVENDER HILL MOB, THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT and THE CAPTAIN'S PARADISE, all still considered to be among the greatest movie comedies ever made.