Movie Description
Kind Hearts and Coronets
(1949)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Robert Hamer
- Producer : Michael Balcon
- Editor : Peter Tanner
- Cast : Dennis Price,Alec Guinness,Joan Greenwood,Valerie Hobson,Audrey Fildes,Miles Malleson,Clive Morton,John Penrose,Cecil Ramage,Hugh Griffith,John Salew,Eric Messiter,Lyn Evans,Barbara Leake,Peggy Ann Clifford,Anne Valery,Arthur Lowe,Peter Gawthorne,Molly Hamley-Clifford,Leslie Handford,Cavan Malone,Jeremy Spenser,Carol White,Laurence Naismith,Gordon Phillott,Richard Wattis,Harold Young
Cast
Louis Mazzini / His Father
The D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke / The Banker / The Parson / The General / The Admiral / Young Ascoyne / Young Henry / Lady Agatha
Sibella
Edith D'Ascoyne
Mama
The Hangman
The Prison Governor
Lionel Holland
Crown Counsel
Lord High Steward
Mr. Perkins
Inspector Burgoyne
The Farmer
The Schoolmistress
Maud Redpole
The Girl in the Punt
The Reporter
First Lord Delivering Verdict (uncredited)
Lady Redpole (uncredited)
Gamekeeper Hoskins (uncredited)
Young Graham (uncredited)
Young Louis (uncredited)
Young Sibella (uncredited)
Warder in Jail (uncredited)
Clerk of Parliament (uncredited)
Defence Counsel (uncredited)
Captain (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleKind Hearts and Coronets
Status Released
Release Information
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1949-06-21
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 44m
Production CompaniesEaling Studios,J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Genres
- Comedy
- Crime
