The Ladykillers

1955 crime comedy film directed by Alexander Mackendrick
Movie film Q794306
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The Ladykillers

Summary

The Ladykillers is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (461 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Ladykillers's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Ladykillers's director is recorded as Alexander Mackendrick[4].
  • The Ladykillers's screenwriter is recorded as William Rose[5].
  • The Ladykillers's composer is recorded as Tristram Cary[6].
  • The Ladykillers's genre is recorded as heist film[7].
  • The Ladykillers's cast member is recorded as Alec Guinness[8].
  • The Ladykillers's cast member is recorded as Katie Johnson[9].
  • The Ladykillers's cast member is recorded as Herbert Lom[10].
  • The Ladykillers's cast member is recorded as Peter Sellers[11].
  • The Ladykillers's cast member is recorded as Cecil Parker[12].
  • The Ladykillers's cast member is recorded as Danny Green[13].
  • The Ladykillers's cast member is recorded as Jack Warner[14].
  • The Ladykillers's cast member is recorded as Jack Warner[15].
  • The Ladykillers's cast member is recorded as Frankie Howerd[16].
  • The Ladykillers's cast member is recorded as Philip Stainton[17].
  • The Ladykillers's producer is recorded as Michael Balcon[18].
  • The Ladykillers's part of the series is recorded as Ealing comedies[19].
  • The Ladykillers's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 199743069[20].
  • The Ladykillers's GND ID is recorded as 7692369-1[21].
  • The Ladykillers's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2015108249[22].
  • The Ladykillers's production company is recorded as Ealing Studios[23].
  • The Ladykillers's director of photography is recorded as Otto Heller[24].
  • The Ladykillers's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0048281[25].
  • The Ladykillers's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[26].
  • The Ladykillers's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Ladykillers's producer is recorded as Michael Balcon[18]. Its director is recorded as Alexander Mackendrick[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as William Rose[5]. Cast members include Alec Guinness[8], Katie Johnson[9], Herbert Lom[10], Peter Sellers[11], Cecil Parker[12], and Danny Green[13].

Publication

Publication dates include +1955-12-08T00:00:00Z[28] and +1955-00-00T00:00:00Z[29]. The Ladykillers's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[26]. Its genre is recorded as heist film[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as Ealing comedies[19].

Subject and Themes

The Ladykillers's part of the series is recorded as Ealing comedies[19].

Reception

Reviews include 8.7/10[30], 100%[31], 91/100[32], and 7.6/10[33].

Why It Matters

The Ladykillers ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (461 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . IMDb. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Q18709181. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · MrRobertman · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Distributed by The Rank Organisation, Netflix
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