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A Balasaur Score of 84 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%, Metacritic 91/100. Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 97% of the 260 1950s comedy movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Five oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic91/100
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
572 audience votes
Key crew
- Alexander MackendrickDirector
- William RoseScreenplay
- Tristram CaryOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Alec GuinnessProfessor Marcus
- Cecil ParkerClaude, alias 'Major Courtney'
- Herbert LomLouis, alias 'Mr. Harvey'
- Peter SellersHarry, alias 'Mr. Robinson'
- Danny Green'One-Round', alias 'Mr. Lawson'
- Katie JohnsonMrs. Wilberforce
- Jack WarnerThe Superintendent
- Philip StaintonThe Sergeant
- Frankie HowerdThe Barrow Boy
- Madge BrindleyLarge Lady (uncredited)
- Hélène BurlsHypatia (uncredited)
- Kenneth ConnorCab Driver (uncredited)
Stills
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Themes
widowdark comedyparrotgang of thievesmoneycriminalold ladylandladyplanningsteam locomotiveoctogenarianquintet
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