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Kind Hearts and Coronets is a 1949 British crime black comedy film directed by Robert Hamer. It features Dennis Price, Joan Greenwood, Valerie Hobson and Alec Guinness; Guinness plays eight characters. The plot is loosely based on the novel Israel Rank: The Autobiography of a Criminal (1907) by Roy Horniman.
Kind Hearts and Coronets: Directed by Robert Hamer. With Dennis Price, Valerie Hobson, Joan Greenwood, Alec Guinness. A distant poor relative of the Duke D'Ascoyne plots to inherit the title by murdering the eight other heirs who stand ahead of him in the line of succession.
- (40K)
- Comedy, Crime
- Robert Hamer
- 1950-03
Sep 15, 2002 · Despite its murders and intrigues, its betrayals and blood feuds, "Kind Hearts and Coronets" has a dry and detached air, established by the memoirs of Louis, who maintains a studied distance from the evils he has committed.
Oct 24, 2018 · A distant poor relative of the Duke of D'Ascoyne plots to inherit the title by murdering the eight other heirs who stand ahead of him in the line of succession.
- 102 min
- 21.4K
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Dec 20, 2023 · A classic British comedy about a poor man who tries to kill his way to the dukedom. Watch or download the 1949 film starring Dennis Price, Valerie Hobson and Alec Guinness.
- 106 min
- 175
- Jimbo's Filmcans
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.
A classic British comedy about a man who plots to kill his way to the top of the aristocratic D'Ascoyne family. Starring Alec Guinness in multiple roles, this film is a triumphant farce with critics' praise and ratings.
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- Comedy, Crime, Drama
