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Kind Hearts and Coronets

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Kind Hearts and Coronets

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Classic Ealing comedy starring Dennis Price, Alec Guinness and Joan Greenwood. Louis Mazzini is whiling away the eve of his execution by working on his memoirs. Born the distant heir to a dukedom, he recalls his vow to avenge his wronged mother by planning the murder of all the members of her noble family who stood between him and the title he covets.

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A star rating of 5 out of 5.

David Parkinson

Arguably the finest of the Ealing comedies, this superb comédie noire from director Robert Hamer has a deliciously witty script that slips smoothly between dastardly deaths in the guise of a self-satisfied memoir. However, the picture is elevated to greatness by the quality of its acting. Alec Guinness, who plays the eight doomed D'Ascoynes (both male and female), merits every superlative lavished on a performance of astounding versatility and virtuosity. But let's not forget Dennis Price as the ceaselessly inventive killer, and Joan Greenwood and Valerie Hobson as the vamp and the vestal in his life, all of whom are brilliant.

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rolenameLouis Mazzini / NarratorDennis PriceDuke / Banker / Parson / General / Admiral / Young Ascoyne D'Ascoyne / Young Henry / Lady Agatha D'AscoyneAlec GuinnessSibellaJoan GreenwoodEdith D'AscoyneValerie HobsonMamaAudrey FildesHangmanMiles MallesonPrison governorClive MortonLionelJohn PenroseCrown counselCecil RamageLord High StewardHugh GriffithReporterArthur LoweYoung SibellaCarol White

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rolenameDirectorRobert Hamer

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Theatrical distributor

Studio Canal

Released on

2019-06-07

Languages

English | Italian

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Black and white

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