Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
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.
- Released
- 1949-06-23
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Robert Hamer, John Dighton, Robert Hamer
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 from 636 votes
Cast
- Dennis Price as Louis Mazzini / His Father
- Alec Guinness as The D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke / The Banker / The Parson / The General / The Admiral / Young Ascoyne / Young Henry / Lady Agatha
- Joan Greenwood as Sibella
- Valerie Hobson as Edith D'Ascoyne
- Audrey Fildes as Mama
- Miles Malleson as The Hangman
- Clive Morton as The Prison Governor
- John Penrose as Lionel Holland
- Cecil Ramage as Crown Counsel
- Hugh Griffith as Lord High Steward
- John Salew as Mr. Perkins
- Eric Messiter as Inspector Burgoyne
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