The ladykillers

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The Resource The ladykillers

Statement of responsibility: Touchstone Pictures presents ; written for the screen and directed by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen ; produced by Ethan Coen & Joel Cohen, Tom Jacobson, Barry Sonnenfeld, Barry Josephson ; a Tom Jacobson production

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Summary

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
Language including sexual references

Credits note: Director of photography, Roger Deakins ; production designer, Dennis Gassner ; editor, Roderick Jaynes ; costume designer, Mary Zophres ; music by Carter Burwell

Language note: English or French dialogue; optional French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired

PerformerNote: Tom Hanks, Irma P. Hall, Marlon Wayans, J.K. Simmons, Tzi Ma, Ryan Hurst, George Wallace, Diane Delano, Stephen Root, Jason Weaver, Greg Grunberg

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Context of The ladykillers