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The Ladykillers (4KUHD) [Blu-ray]

Alec Guinness (Actor), Peter Sellers (Actor), Alexander Mackendrick (Director) Rated: NR (Not Rated) Format: Blu-ray
4.4 out of 5 stars 927 ratings
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Genre Crime, Comedy
Format 4K, NTSC
Contributor Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Alexander Mackendrick
Language English
Runtime 1 hour and 31 minutes
Number of discs 2
Manufacturer KL Studio Classics
UPC 738329267513

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In this gangster comedy to end all gangster comedies, the inimitable Alec Guinness (Kind Hearts and Coronets, The Lavender Hill Mob) is Professor Marcus, ostensibly a musician and academic, who rents a London flat from a sweet old lady (BAFTA-winning Katie Johnson). He tells her that, from time to time, several other musicians will visit in order to rehearse. In truth, the professor can’t play a note, nor can his visitors: he’s a criminal mastermind, holding court over his gang of thieves, including the likes of punkish Harry (the first major film role for Peter Sellers, The Pink Panther), the homicidal Louis (Herbert Lom, A Shot in the Dark), veteran criminal Claude (Cecil Parker, The Man in the White Suit) and punch-drunk One-Round (Danny Green, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad). The gang use Professor Marcus’s flat as headquarters as they conceive a daring 60,000-pound robbery in this killingly funny Ealing Studios classic directed by Alexander Mackendrick (Sweet Smell of Success) from a BAFTA-winning, Oscar-nominated script by William Rose (The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming). Co-Starring Jack Warner (It Always Rains on Sunday, The Quatermass Xperiment).

Special Features:

DISC 1 (4KUHD):
• 2020 HDR Dolby Vision Restoration by StudioCanal
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian David Del Valle
• Audio Commentary by Film Historian Philip Kemp
• Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc
• Optional English Subtitles

DISC 2 (BLU-RAY):
• 2020 HD Restorations of the Original 1.37:1 and Matted 1.66:1 Versions of the Film
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian David Del Valle
• Audio Commentary by Film Historian Philip Kemp
• An Introduction by Terry Gilliam (2:58)
• Forever Ealing: Documentary (49:37)
• Interview with Allan Scott (10:30)
• Cleaning Up The Ladykillers: Featurette (6:07)
• Interview with Ronald Harwood (7:15)
• Interview with Terence Davies (13:49)
• Theatrical Trailer
• Dual-Layered BD50 Disc
• Optional English Subtitles

Product details

  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 1.37 x 17.12 x 13.92 cm; 99.79 g
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Alexander Mackendrick
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ 4K, NTSC
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 31 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ Oct. 8 2024
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ KL Studio Classics
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0DB3J7MV5
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2
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  • illawarra
    5.0 out of 5 stars Most excellent.....
    Reviewed in Australia on August 13, 2023
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    ....they will return but in greater numbers.....oppps wrong film but same great Sir Alec
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  • cookieman108
    5.0 out of 5 stars "What could possibly go wrong now?"
    Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2005
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    Now that's an ominous movie line if I ever heard one, spoken by Professor Marcus, with regards to his plans to commit the perfect crime. The only thing he didn't figure on was the disastrous affects that one, kindly old lady named Mrs. Louisa Wilberforce would have on said plans. The Ladykillers (1955), written by William Rose (It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner) and directed by Alexander Mackendrick (The Man in the White Suit), stars Sir Alec Guinness (The Bridge on the River Kwai, Murder by Death), Herbert Lom (A Shot in the Dark, The Return of the Pink Panther), and Katie Johnson (How to Murder a Rich Uncle). Also appearing is Cecil Parker (The Man Who Changed His Mind), Danny Green (The 7th Voyage of Sinbad), Jack Warner (The Quatermass Xperiment), and Peter Sellers (The Mouse That Roared, The Pink Panther) in his first, major screen role.

    The story begins innocently enough, as we meet Mrs. Wilberforce (Johnson), a dear, elderly widowed woman who lives in a small English town, in a small, slanted house (the `subsidence' occurred due to the bombing of a previous war, you see, and so one effect is none of the pictures in the house hang correctly) with her three birds. Interested in taking on a border (perhaps as much for company as well as the extra income), she posts an ad, one that's answered by Professor Marcus (Guinness), an odd-looking fellow with more in mind than just renting a room. Turns out Professor Marcus is a criminal mastermind, and he and his gang, featuring Louis (Lom), Harry (Sellers), Claude (Parker), and One-Round (Green) are preparing to steal a great deal of money, and are not only using Mrs. Wilberforce's home as a headquarters and hideout, but Marcus' diabolical scheme also involves using her as an unwitting sixth member. The score goes off relatively hitch free, but little do they know the amount of trouble about to be brought down upon their collective heads as this kindly, old lady continuously, albeit inadvertently, mucks up their cunning designs, eventually becoming wise, forcing the men to take desperate measures in now they must eliminate this sweet, old woman, or surely be caught. Five harden criminals against a lone, elderly woman? They don't stand a chance...

    Of all the Ealing Studios/Alec Guinness dark comedies I've seen, The Ladykillers is probably my favorite, although I have yet to see Kind Hearts and Coronets (1950), which I've heard is also excellent. The comedic caricatures presented here are truly wonderful, in the hardened career criminal Louis (Lom), the seemingly sophisticated prim and proper Claude (Parker), whose classy veneer hides a cowardly core, the slick and excitable Harry (Sellers), the loutish, dimwitted One-Round (Green), who's the muscle of the group, and finally the ever cunning, devious, slimy bucktoothed (he wore specially made false teeth for the role), yet slyly witty, Professor Marcus, played by Guinness. The supporting cast provides much, but the real star is Guinness. His ability to assume the role of his characters is among the best I've ever seen. From the way he talks, walks, his mannerism, facial expressions, and even they way he sits all are intended to work together to achieve the desired result. And he does this with such seeming ease, garnering the accolade, rightly so, of being the acting equivalent of a chameleon. He does have his hands full in that of Katie Johnson, as she threatens to steal nearly every scene she's in as the sweet, seemingly frail Mrs. Wilberforce. She's the small, unassuming, gracious, genial elderly woman with the kindest heart, sweetest disposition (that is unless she thinks you're hurting an animal), and friendliest manner I've ever seen. You'd think all of this would come off as phony, but it truly seems like it's part of her nature, like she's someone plucked off the street, placed amongst these characters and is not acting, but being herself amidst these actors, or at least that was the impression I got...she also had some of my favorite scenes. The gang posed as a stringed quartet as to cover their reason for being in her home, and so while they met to make with their plans, they would put on a record playing some classical piece, to which she would often comment quite verbosely on later, usually to One-Round for his exceptional cello playing, to which One-Round would have absolutely no idea what she was talking about, and just nod with a idiotic look on his face. Another favorite scene is when she finally discovers what the gang has been up to, and proceeds to admonish them in her own way, calling their behavior shocking and appalling, much like a parent would register his or her disappointment in a child. And the men, these dangerous criminal types, stand there, taking it, with hangdog expressions. There's a great many funny scenes, both of the low brow and the sophisticated kind. This is a fine example of so many elements, the writing, direction, script, music, etc., working in tune with each other to create one of the funniest comedies I'll probably ever see. There has been a remake, released in 2004, made by the Coen Brothers, starring Tom Hanks, which I haven't seen, but given how much I like this original version, I can't say I'm eager to watch the newer version as I doubt, even despite Mr. Hanks and the Coens talents, that they could come close to matching the level of entertainment provided here.

    Anchor Bay Entertainment provides a beautiful widescreen picture (1.66:1), enhanced for 16 X 9 TVs, on this DVD, and the monaural Dolby Digital 1.0 is decent (I could have used some subtitles, as the English accents made some of the dialogue hard to understand, but this was an infrequent event, and didn't spoil the film whatsoever). Special features include a theatrical trailer for the film, along with an extensive biography of Alec Guinness, and also a reproduction of a poster for the film, printed on a heavy cardboard insert (chapter stops on the back). If I learned anything from this film, it's the invaluable nature of having direct access to a train yard when the need arises to dispose of a body...

    Cookieman108
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  • Client d'鶹
    5.0 out of 5 stars Ce film est un bijou
    Reviewed in France on November 12, 2024
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    Ce film est délicieux et si drôle. Bonne qualité de film
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  • Klaus Wiedmann
    5.0 out of 5 stars Super Unterhaltung!
    Reviewed in Germany on April 13, 2025
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    Sehr schöner Krimi!
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  • Mrs. S. D. R.
    5.0 out of 5 stars How much fun this is
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 7, 2020
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    This is, in my view, the best of the Ealing comedies. It was also, I believe, its swan song. The genius of Katie Johnson, who played the old lady Mrs Wilberforce, really should have won her the following year's Oscar for her superb performance which was delicate, naive and incredibly funny. The brilliance of the other actors and stars shone bright, but she was the sweet little innocent figure on which the whole film pivoted, and she played her role like a chess master. If what I read of her is true, she was so desperate to get this part that she actually put up her own insurance for the filming when the company - who should have paid - lacked confidence that she would live long enough to complete the shoot. Her scenes are the best in the film. The story hinges on a group of crooks out to steal a large sum of cash from a security firm who are bringing the money through St Pancras or Kings Cross - which is behind her home. Professor Marcus, who has assessed her property as the one with the best vantage point for his plot, applies to rent rooms in her home, and she finds herself hostess to the very suspect "Professor" and his gang of hoodlums - who are passing themselves off as string orchestra musicians while their plot their heist. Mrs Wilberforce too, has, unwittingly, been corralled into their plot and they give her the task of collecting the stolen funds from the station in a very large trunk. True to form, she manages to slip beneath the radar of the bone-headed police and bring the trunk home - even as mayhem occurs with the crooks on the way back to her house. Then, when she discovers what she's done on their behalf, furious and determined to contact the police, the crooks start arguing amongst themselves to decide who is going to do away with her; but by now none of them have the heart to do it. She's got under the skin of even the worst of them. No one wants to kill her. The rest of the film is beyond brilliant, and so funny. The best scene is at the very end when she walks away, all the crooks dead and the police not really believing her that she's got all the stolen money, assuming that it was all just an old lady's afternoon nap dream: when she says "But what about the money?" asks honest Mrs Wilberforce. "Why don't you just keep it?" is their advice. Worthy of note: "Dixon of Dock Green" is the Superintendent and Frankie Howard features in an hilarious scene with a pony and a pile of market fruit.
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