Kind Hearts and Coronets

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Synopsis

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.

Directed by

Robert Hamer

Written by

Roy Horniman, Robert Hamer, John Dighton

Cast

Dennis Price

Louis Mazzini / His Father

Alec Guinness

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

Joan Greenwood

Sibella

Valerie Hobson

Edith D'Ascoyne

Audrey Fildes

Mama

Miles Malleson

The Hangman

Clive Morton

The Prison Governor

John Penrose

Lionel Holland

Cecil Ramage

Crown Counsel

Hugh Griffith

Lord High Steward

John Salew

Mr. Perkins

ER

Eric Messiter

Inspector Burgoyne

LY

Lyn Evans

The Farmer

BA

Barbara Leake

The Schoolmistress

PE

Peggy Ann Clifford

Maud Redpole

AN

Anne Valery

The Girl in the Punt

Details

Released

June 23, 1949

Runtime

1h 44m

Status

Released

Language

EN

Country

United Kingdom

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