The Ladykillers

The Ladykillers

The Ladykillers

The Ladykillers

Overview

The Ladykillers is a classic black comedy; a sweet little old lady, alone in her house, is pitted against a gang of criminal misfits who will stop at nothing.
Posing as amateur musicians, Professor Marcus and his gang rent rooms in the lopsided house of sweet but strict Mrs Wilberforce. The villains plot to involve her, unwittingly, in Marcus' brilliantly conceived heist job. The police are left stumped but Mrs Wilberforce becomes wise to their ruse and Marcus concludes that there is only one way to keep the old lady quiet. With only her parrot, General Gordon, to help her, Mrs Wilberforce is alone with five desperate men. But who will be forced to face the music?

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Cautions

  • Caution Mild Adult Mild Adult Themes

Details

  • Genre: Mystery/Thriller
  • Time Period: 1950s
  • Cast Attributes: Room for Extras, Role(s) for Senior Actor(s)
  • Target Audience: Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14-18)

Authors

Graham Linehan

Graham Linehan is an Irish comedy writer and director, as well as an actor and comedian, and creator of highly popular series Father Ted, The IT Crowd and Black Books.

After an early career as a journalist for the Irish music magazine Hot Press, Graham began collaborati ...

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