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Mar 26, 2004 · A remake of the 1955 film, the movie stars Tom Hanks as a professor who leads a gang of thieves to rob a casino, but faces a challenge from their elderly landlady. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
- (108K)
- Comedy, Crime, Thriller
- Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
- 2004-03-26
The Ladykillers is a 2004 American black comedy crime thriller film written, directed, produced and edited by Joel and Ethan Coen. The Coens' screenplay was based on the 1955 British Ealing comedy film of the same name, which was written by William Rose. The Coens produced the remake with Tom Jacobson, Barry Sonnenfeld, and Barry Josephson.
- March 26, 2004
Five criminals pose as musicians to rent a room from an elderly widow, but their plan to rob a bank goes awry. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this classic Ealing comedy.
- Alexander Mackendrick
- 175
- 3 min
The Ladykillers is a 1955 British black comedy crime film directed by Alexander Mackendrick for Ealing Studios. It stars Alec Guinness , Cecil Parker , Herbert Lom , Peter Sellers , Danny Green , Jack Warner , and Katie Johnson as the old lady, Mrs. Wilberforce.
Mar 26, 2004 · A Coen brothers remake of a 1955 British comedy, starring Tom Hanks as a professor who rents a room from a sweet old lady and plans to rob a casino. The film is over-the-top, self-referential and often funny, but lacks the modesty and charm of the original.
Mar 26, 2004 · Professor G.H. Dorr (Tom Hanks), a courtly Southern gentleman, arrives at the home of devout, elderly Marva Munson (Irma P. Hall), hoping to rent her extra room and use her basement to rehearse...
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- Comedy
- R
Unaware of her reputation, the dapper thief Professor Marcus (Alec Guinness) rents rooms in the elderly widow's home for himself and his band of cohorts. Posing as a string quintet, the thieves ...
- (32)
- Comedy
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