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Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)

He chopped down the family tree...

  • Jun 23, 1949
  • 1h 44m
  • NR

7.6/10

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637 votes on TMDB

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About This Movie

Kind Hearts and Coronets is a 1949 comedy and crime film directed by Robert Hamer. Its leading cast includes Dennis Price, Alec Guinness and Joan Greenwood. It runs for 1 hour 44 minutes.

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.

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Before You Pick

Time needed
1 hour 44 minutes
Age rating (US)
NR
Language
English
Audience signal
7.6/10 from 637 TMDB votes

Trailer

Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) Original Trailer [HD] · plays from YouTube

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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
  • Eric Messiter Inspector Burgoyne
  • Lyn Evans The Farmer
  • Barbara Leake The Schoolmistress
  • Peggy Ann Clifford Maud Redpole
  • Anne Valery The Girl in the Punt
  • Arthur Lowe The Reporter
  • Peter Gawthorne First Lord Delivering Verdict (uncredited)

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