The Ladykillers, starring Peter Sellers,
Herbert Lom, Alec Guinness and Katie Johnson.
Directed by Alexander MacKendrick. 1955. Library
Call Number:PN1995.9.C55L33 2002
The original English version of
this classic movie has five criminals planning a million dollar bank job in the
apartment of their leader, Professor Marcus.
Renting a two-room apartment from Mrs. Wilberforce, a sweet old lady, in
an isolated house, they pose as a musical quintet in order to use her as cover
for their heist. But when things begin
to go wrong, there’s nothing to it but to kill the old lady, a deed easier said
than done.
Library Call Number: PN1995.9.C55L34 2004.
The Coen Brothers remake moves the action to
Mississippi and the bank becomes a riverboat casino with a buried vault on
shore. Five robbers led by the blowhard
Professor Dorr rent Mrs. Marva Munson’s
spare room and ask to use the basement to practice playing classical
music. Instead, while they play
orchestral CDs, they dig their way to the money. Not a great success at the box
office, but still a very funny movie and film buffs will love comparing the two
versions.
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