1949 | United Kingdom | Fiction

Kind Hearts and Coronets

  • English English 106 mins
  • Director | Robert Hamer
  • Writer | Roy Horniman, Robert Hamer, John Dighton
  • Producer | Michael Balcon

STATUS: Released

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Director Robert Hamer’s fiendishly funny Kind Hearts and Coronets stands as one of Ealing Studios’ greatest triumphs, and one of the most wickedly black comedies ever made. Dennis Price is sublime as an embittered young commoner determined to avenge his mother’s unjust disinheritance by ascending to her family’s dukedom. Unfortunately, eight relatives, all played by the incomparable Alec Guinness, must be eliminated before he can do so.

Murder Inheritance Aristocracy Satire Revenge
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The Criterion Collection
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