The Ladykillers (1955)
Directed by Alexander Mackendrick
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.
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What critics compared The Ladykillers to
The setup for Ready or No t is similar to Alexander Mackendrick's The Ladykillers , where a ruthless crew of veteran criminals (led by Alec Guinness) finds themselves unable to neutralize a seemingly frail old woman (Katie Johnson).
One of the great figures of moviemaking, the director of such rich, emotional films as “The Man in the White Suit,” “The Ladykillers” and “Sweet Smell of Success,” Mackendrick was Mangold’s teacher and mentor at CalArts.