Kind Hearts and Coronets

1949 · 104 min · EN · NR · 7.7 (474 votes)

Dir. Robert Hamer · Starring Dennis Price, Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Valerie Hobson, Audrey Fildes, Miles Malleson · Music Ernest Irving

“He chopped down the family tree...”

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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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A wickedly funny and surprisingly cozy descent into aristocratic murder. This sharp satire offers a playful, almost whimsical take on ambition and revenge, all delivered with impeccable British wit and style.

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