"The Ladykillers" isn't just the greatest of the Ealing comedies but one of the greatest of all comedies. Everything about this Alexander Mackendrick directed gem, from the inspired casting down to Jim Morahan's superb set design, is perfect. It's a black comedy on the theme of robbery and murder from the pen of the great William Rose and it features one of Alec Guinness' greatest comic performances, though it is Katie Johnson's Mrs Wilberforce who steals the film, (she won a BAFTA for her performance). The Coen Brothers remade the film, transferring the action to America's Deep South with Tom Hanks in the Guinness role. That version is funny enough but it is very small fry when compared with the original.Sunday 9 June 2019
THE LADYKILLERS
"The Ladykillers" isn't just the greatest of the Ealing comedies but one of the greatest of all comedies. Everything about this Alexander Mackendrick directed gem, from the inspired casting down to Jim Morahan's superb set design, is perfect. It's a black comedy on the theme of robbery and murder from the pen of the great William Rose and it features one of Alec Guinness' greatest comic performances, though it is Katie Johnson's Mrs Wilberforce who steals the film, (she won a BAFTA for her performance). The Coen Brothers remade the film, transferring the action to America's Deep South with Tom Hanks in the Guinness role. That version is funny enough but it is very small fry when compared with the original.
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