The Ladykillers (2004)
Marva Munson is a spry, elderly woman who is looking for a tenant for the spare room in her house. Goldthwait H. Dorr moves in and gains Munson's permission to use the basement for rehearsals with his "medieval music ensemble." Dorr is masterminding the robbery of a riverboat casino, and the fellow musicians in his ensemble are actually the crew he's assembled to pull off the job. Despite their best efforts, Munson finds out about their scheme and Dorr decides the best solution is to silence her permanently. Based on the novel "The Ladykillers" written by William Rose.
Primary Title
- The Ladykillers
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 21 September 2014
Release Year
- 2004
Finish Time
- 01 : 55
Duration
- 115:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- Marva Munson is a spry, elderly woman who is looking for a tenant for the spare room in her house. Goldthwait H. Dorr moves in and gains Munson's permission to use the basement for rehearsals with his "medieval music ensemble." Dorr is masterminding the robbery of a riverboat casino, and the fellow musicians in his ensemble are actually the crew he's assembled to pull off the job. Despite their best efforts, Munson finds out about their scheme and Dorr decides the best solution is to silence her permanently. Based on the novel "The Ladykillers" written by William Rose.
Classification
- AO
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Thieves--Drama
- Robbery--Drama
- Criminal behavior--Drama
- Feature films--United States
Genres
- Comedy-drama
- Crime
Contributors
- Ethan Coen (Director)
- Joel Coen (Director)
- Tom Hanks (Actor)
- Ethan Coen (Writer)
- Joel Coen (Writer)
- Touchstone Pictures (Production Unit)
- Marlon Wayans (Actor)
- Irma P. Hall (Actor)
- J.K. Simmons (Actor)
- Tzi Ma (Actor)
- Ryan Hurst (Actor)
- Diane Delano (Actor)
- Roger Deakins (Cinematographer)
- Carter Burwell (Composer)
- Ethan Coen (Producer)
- Joel Coen (Producer)
- Tom Jacobson (Producer)
- Barry Josephson (Producer)
- Barry Sonnenfeld (Producer)
- Touchstone Pictures (Production Unit)
- The Jacobson Company (Production Unit)
- Mike Zoss Productions (Production Unit)
- Pancake Productions Inc (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Thieves--Drama
- Robbery--Drama
- Criminal behavior--Drama
- Feature films--United States