Kind Hearts and Coronets

Kind Hearts and Coronets

1949
1h 44m
7.6

7.6/10

598 votes • View on IMDb
Comedy Crime

"He chopped down the family tree..."

Overview

When his mother eloped with an Italian opera singer, Louis Mazzini was cut off from her aristocratic family. After the family refuses to let her be buried in the family mausoleum, Louis avenges his mother's death by attempting to murder every family member who stands between himself and the family fortune. But when he finds himself torn between his longtime love and the widow of one of his victims, his plans go awry.

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Production Information

Production Companies
Ealing Studios J. Arthur Rank Organisation Michael Balcon Productions
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

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Quick Facts

Release Date June 21, 1949
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0041546

Cast

Dennis Price
Dennis Price

Louis Mazzini / His Father

Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness

The D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke / The Banker / The Parson / The General / The Admiral / Young Ascoyne / Young Henry / Lady Agatha

Joan Greenwood
Joan Greenwood

Sibella

Valerie Hobson
Valerie Hobson

Edith D'Ascoyne

Audrey Fildes
Audrey Fildes

Mama

Miles Malleson
Miles Malleson

The Hangman

Clive Morton
Clive Morton

The Prison Governor

John Penrose
John Penrose

Lionel Holland

Cecil Ramage
Cecil Ramage

Crown Counsel

Hugh Griffith
Hugh Griffith

Lord High Steward

John Salew
John Salew

Mr. Perkins

Eric Messiter
Eric Messiter

Inspector Burgoyne

Key Crew

Robert Hamer
Director
John Dighton
Screenplay
Michael Balcon
Producer
Robert Hamer
Screenplay