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Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)

Release Date 19 Aug 2011 19 Jan 2012

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Certificate: G

Genre: Comedy | Drama

Alec Guinness gets to die eight times, playing a line of successors to a dukedom, in the Ealing black comedy Kind Hearts and Coronets. Louis Mazzini (Dennis Price) is ninth in line to inherit the dukedom from the aristocratic D'Ascoyne family. Louis vows to kill all eight people who stand between him and the duke's title. Aside from two cases of natural causes, Louis works through the list, eliminating rivals (all played by Guinness). Along the way he romances Sibella (Joan Greenwood), a childhood friend who ends up marrying a dullard, and Edith (Valerie Hobson), the beautiful widow of one of his victims with whom he plans to share his title. But just when Louis is ready to assume the D'Ascoyne mantle, a bizarre irony strikes.~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Cast:
Alec Guinness | Dennis Price | Valerie Hobson | Audrey Fildes

Writers:
Roy Horniman | Robert Hamer

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Directors:
Robert Harner

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    mart

    At once a witty comedy of manners, a grotesque serial-killer caper and an acerbic satire on the class system

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    TAHS

    We actually picked up this movie by accident, but really enjoyed watching it. If you're looking for a good comedy, one that gets it's laughs through plot and not inane, sophomoric humor, this is one I would recommend.

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