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.
Title | Kind Hearts and Coronets |
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Year | 1949 |
Genre | Comedy, Crime |
Country | United Kingdom |
Studio | Ealing Studios, J. Arthur Rank Organisation |
Cast | Dennis Price, Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Valerie Hobson, Audrey Fildes, Miles Malleson |
Crew | Roy Horniman (Novel), Michael Balcon (Producer), Robert Hamer (Director), Ernest Irving (Original Music Composer), Robert Hamer (Screenplay), Peter Tanner (Editor) |
Keyword | prison, jealousy, based on novel or book, italian, poison, widow, gallows, dark comedy, hot air balloon, duke, relatives, singer, black and white, series of murders, heir, dysfunctional relationship, edwardian england, 1900s, understated, absurd |
Release | Jun 21, 1949 |
Runtime | 104 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.67 / 10 by 542 users |