Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)

Movie Details

Original Title Kind Hearts and Coronets

Original Language EN

Status Released

Popularity 0.9

Cast

Dennis Price

Louis Mazzini / His Father

Popularity: 1.0

Alec Guinness

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

Popularity: 1.1

Joan Greenwood

Sibella

Popularity: 1.5

Valerie Hobson

Edith D'Ascoyne

Popularity: 3.3

Audrey Fildes

Mama

Popularity: 0.1

Miles Malleson

The Hangman

Popularity: 0.4

Clive Morton

The Prison Governor

Popularity: 1.4

John Penrose

Lionel Holland

Popularity: 0.2

Cecil Ramage

Crown Counsel

Popularity: 0.9

Hugh Griffith

Lord High Steward

Popularity: 2.1

John Salew

Mr. Perkins

Popularity: 0.2

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Eric Messiter

Inspector Burgoyne

Popularity: 0.3

Key Crew

Producer Michael Balcon

Director Robert Hamer

Screenplay Robert Hamer, John Dighton, Nancy Mitford

Editor Peter Tanner

Music Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Philharmonia Orchestra

Production

Ealing Studios

GB

J. Arthur Rank Organisation

GB

Videos & Trailers

KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS Trailer

Trailer

John Landis on KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS

Featurette

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Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

Nutshell

May 24, 2020

This is hands down my favorite Ealing Studios comedy, as I'm sure it is for many others. A most exquisite and brilliantly dark comic showcase, most especially for Dennis Price who is outstanding here in the lead role of Louis, and for some young actor named Alec Guinness who plays a whopping 8 ro ... Read more

CinemaSerf 8/10

Jul 9, 2022

The best, I think, of the Ealing Comedies features a wonderful Dennis Price as the hard-done-by aristocrat who sets out to exact the most spectacular series of acts of vengeance on those whom he blames for the plights of his childhood. Alec Guinness plays the entire (somewhat doomed) "D'Ascoyne" fam ... Read more

Juno78 4/10

Sep 19, 2024

For everything that I'd heard about this film, I was left underwhelmed. I'd always heard that Alec Guinness was superb, playing multiple characters, but most of them were on screen for just a moment. Yes, the makeup artist did a good job making them all visually distinct, but only a couple really ha ... Read more