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* UncreditedRole: Creator/FredGriffiths as a junk man.
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** {{Creator/Lucy Griffiths|1919}} as Miss Pringle.
** Creator/FredGriffiths as a junk man.
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* UncreditedRole: Creator/FredGriffiths as a junk man.
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** The role of Professor Marcus was originally intended for Alistair Sim. More than one reviewer has noted that Creator/AlecGuinness' performance is at least somewhat of a Sim imitation.
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** The role of Professor Marcus was originally intended for Alistair Sim.Creator/AlastairSim. More than one reviewer has noted that Creator/AlecGuinness' performance is at least somewhat of a Sim imitation.
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* CastTheRunnerUp: Creator/PeterSellers' agent sent him to audition for One-Round. Alexander Mackendrick instead cast him as Harry Robinson.
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* CastTheRunnerUp: Creator/PeterSellers' agent sent him to audition for One-Round. Director Alexander Mackendrick instead cast him as Harry Robinson.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Alexander Mackendrick wanted Creator/RichardAttenborough for Harry Robinson.
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** The role of Professor Marcus was originally intended for Alistair Sim. More than one reviewer has noted that Creator/AlecGuinness' performance is at least somewhat of a Sim imitation.
** Alexander Mackendrick wanted Creator/RichardAttenborough for Harry Robinson.
** The role of Professor Marcus was originally intended for Alistair Sim. More than one reviewer has noted that Creator/AlecGuinness' performance is at least somewhat of a Sim imitation.
** Alexander Mackendrick wanted Creator/RichardAttenborough for Harry Robinson.
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* UsefulNotes/BFITop100BritishFilms: #13.
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* ThoseTwoActors: Nine years after this film was made, Creator/PeterSellers and Creator/HerbertLom would appear in ''Film/AShotInTheDark'', the second installment for ''Franchise/ThePinkPanther''.
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* AwesomeDearBoy: Creator/PeterSellers agreed to a relatively small part purely to work with his hero Creator/AlecGuinness.
* CastTheRunnerUp: Creator/PeterSellers' agent sent him to audition for One-Round. Alexander Mackendrick instead cast him as Harry Robinson.
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* SurpriseCreepy: An out-of-film example: These German posters ([[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ed/c2/eb/edc2ebc77c91d25cff0b06cbe44eba4b.jpg 1]], [[https://pictures.abebooks.com/ROYALBOOKS/12068344225.jpg 2]]) for the film designed by Heinz Edelmann, who did production design for ''WesternAnimation/YellowSubmarine''. Something about those beady staring eyes...
** And [[https://cdn.cinematerial.com/p/500x/a5sumrbh/the-ladykillers-german-movie-poster.jpg?v=1456261081 another German poster,]] by Hans Hillman.
** And [[https://cdn.cinematerial.com/p/500x/a5sumrbh/the-ladykillers-german-movie-poster.jpg?v=1456261081 another German poster,]] by Hans Hillman.
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** The role of Professor Marcus was supposedly originally intended for Alastair Sim, hence why Creator/AlecGuinness's performance is [[{{Pun}} Sim]]-ilar.
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* SurpriseCreepy: An out-of-film example: These German posters ([[[[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ed/c2/eb/edc2ebc77c91d25cff0b06cbe44eba4b.jpg 1]], [[https://pictures.abebooks.com/ROYALBOOKS/12068344225.jpg 2) for the film designed by Heinz Edelmann, who did production design for ''WesternAnimation/YellowSubmarine''. Something about those beady staring eyes...
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* SurpriseCreepy: An out-of-film example: These German posters ([[[[https://i.([[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ed/c2/eb/edc2ebc77c91d25cff0b06cbe44eba4b.jpg 1]], [[https://pictures.abebooks.com/ROYALBOOKS/12068344225.jpg 2) 2]]) for the film designed by Heinz Edelmann, who did production design for ''WesternAnimation/YellowSubmarine''. Something about those beady staring eyes...
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* SurpriseCreepy: An out-of-film example: [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ed/c2/eb/edc2ebc77c91d25cff0b06cbe44eba4b.jpg the German poster]] for the film (designed by Heinz Edelmann, who did production design for ''WesternAnimation/YellowSubmarine''). Something about those beady little eyes...
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* SurpriseCreepy: An out-of-film example: [[https://i.These German posters ([[[[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ed/c2/eb/edc2ebc77c91d25cff0b06cbe44eba4b.jpg the German poster]] 1]], [[https://pictures.abebooks.com/ROYALBOOKS/12068344225.jpg 2) for the film (designed designed by Heinz Edelmann, who did production design for ''WesternAnimation/YellowSubmarine''). ''WesternAnimation/YellowSubmarine''. Something about those beady little eyes...staring eyes...
** And [[https://cdn.cinematerial.com/p/500x/a5sumrbh/the-ladykillers-german-movie-poster.jpg?v=1456261081 another German poster,]] by Hans Hillman.
** And [[https://cdn.cinematerial.com/p/500x/a5sumrbh/the-ladykillers-german-movie-poster.jpg?v=1456261081 another German poster,]] by Hans Hillman.
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* SurpriseCreepy: An out-of-film example: [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ed/c2/eb/edc2ebc77c91d25cff0b06cbe44eba4b.jpg the German poster]] for the film (designed by Heinz Edelmann, who did production design for ''WesternAnimation/YellowSubmarine''). Something about those beady little eyes...
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** The role of Professor Marcus was supposedly originally intended for Creator/AlastairSim, hence why Creator/AlecGuinness's performance is similar to Sim.
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** The role of Professor Marcus was supposedly originally intended for Creator/AlastairSim, Alastair Sim, hence why Creator/AlecGuinness's performance is similar to Sim.[[{{Pun}} Sim]]-ilar.
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** The role of Professor Marcus was supposedly originally intended for Creator/AlastairSim, hence why Creator/AlecGuinness's performance is similar to Sim.
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* ActorAllusion: The photograph of Mrs. Wilberforce's late husband is of Creator/AlecGuinness as Admiral Lord Horatio in ''Film/KindHeartsAndCoronets''.
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* JustHereForGodzilla: Quite a few people watch the film solely for the footage of the steam trains.
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** It is believed that the role of Professor Marcus was originally meant for Creator/AlastairSim. In any case, Creator/AlecGuinness' portrayal was based on him.
** Alexander Mackendrick wanted Creator/RichardAttenborough for Harry Robinson.
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** Alexander Mackendrick wanted Creator/RichardAttenborough for Harry Robinson.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** It is believed that the role of Professor Marcus was originally meant for Creator/AlastairSim. In any case, Creator/AlecGuinness' portrayal was based on him.
**WhatCouldHaveBeen: Alexander Mackendrick wanted Creator/RichardAttenborough for Harry Robinson.Robinson.
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* BasedOnADream: The screenwriter, William Rose, who also wrote ''Film/GuessWhosComingToDinner'' and ''Film/ItsAMadMadMadMadWorld'', claimed to have dreamed the whole film.
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* ActingForTwo: Creator/PeterSellers also voiced Mrs. Wilberforce's birds.
* ActorAllusion: The photograph of Mrs. Wilberforce's late husband is of Creator/AlecGuinness as Admiral Lord Horatio in ''Film/KindHeartsAndCoronets''.
* UsefulNotes/BFITop100BritishFilms: #13.
* CreativeDifferences: William Rose and Alexander Mackendrick quarreled violently during pre-production work on the film, with the result that Rose stormed off leaving his screenplay not quite finished. Mackendrick and a TV comedy writer, Larry Stevens, provided the finishing touches. Later, Rose apologized profusely to Mackendrick and praised his handling of the film lavishly.
* FatalMethodActing: Creator/AlecGuinness ''narrowly'' averted this filming the finale: the railroad sign which [[spoiler:kills his character]] nearly decapitated Guinness for real, cutting his jacket and missing his head by inches. Guinness said that he only survived because he accidentally missed his mark for the shot in question; understandably, he refused to shoot another take.
* JustHereForGodzilla: Quite a few people watch the film solely for the footage of the steam trains.
* RealitySubtext: Mrs. Wilberforce mentions that she received the news of the queen's death at her twenty-first birthday party. Mrs. Wilberforce's actress, Katie Johnson, was 22 when the ''real'' Queen Victoria died.
* StarMakingRole: For Creator/PeterSellers' film career, in Britain at least.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** It is believed that the role of Professor Marcus was originally meant for Creator/AlastairSim. In any case, Creator/AlecGuinness' portrayal was based on him.
** Alexander Mackendrick wanted Creator/RichardAttenborough for Harry Robinson.
* ActorAllusion: The photograph of Mrs. Wilberforce's late husband is of Creator/AlecGuinness as Admiral Lord Horatio in ''Film/KindHeartsAndCoronets''.
* UsefulNotes/BFITop100BritishFilms: #13.
* CreativeDifferences: William Rose and Alexander Mackendrick quarreled violently during pre-production work on the film, with the result that Rose stormed off leaving his screenplay not quite finished. Mackendrick and a TV comedy writer, Larry Stevens, provided the finishing touches. Later, Rose apologized profusely to Mackendrick and praised his handling of the film lavishly.
* FatalMethodActing: Creator/AlecGuinness ''narrowly'' averted this filming the finale: the railroad sign which [[spoiler:kills his character]] nearly decapitated Guinness for real, cutting his jacket and missing his head by inches. Guinness said that he only survived because he accidentally missed his mark for the shot in question; understandably, he refused to shoot another take.
* JustHereForGodzilla: Quite a few people watch the film solely for the footage of the steam trains.
* RealitySubtext: Mrs. Wilberforce mentions that she received the news of the queen's death at her twenty-first birthday party. Mrs. Wilberforce's actress, Katie Johnson, was 22 when the ''real'' Queen Victoria died.
* StarMakingRole: For Creator/PeterSellers' film career, in Britain at least.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** It is believed that the role of Professor Marcus was originally meant for Creator/AlastairSim. In any case, Creator/AlecGuinness' portrayal was based on him.
** Alexander Mackendrick wanted Creator/RichardAttenborough for Harry Robinson.
