Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)

Not under 6

Reason:Violence

Plot

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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Cast

Dennis PriceLouis Mazzini / His Father

Valerie HobsonEdith

Joan GreenwoodSibella

Alec Guinness

Audrey FildesMama

Miles MallesonThe Hangman

Rick AvilesLord High Steward

Hugh GriffithLord High Steward

Arthur LoweThe Reporter

Robert RobertsonYoung Louis (uncredited)

Writers and directors

Robert HamerDirectorf. -0001

John DightonWriterf. -0001

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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 her…24. May 2020

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CinemaSerf ★ 8.0/10

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 blame…9. Jul 2022

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Juno78 ★ 4.0/10

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. …19. Sep 2024

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