Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)

Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1949-06-21 United Kingdom 104 Min. PG-13
7.65 563 votes
Comedy, Crime

Overview

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.

Cast

Dennis Price is Louis Mazzini / His Father
Louis Mazzini / His Father
Alec Guinness is The D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke / The Banker / The Parson / The General / The Admiral / Young Ascoyne / Young Henry / Lady Agatha
The D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke / The Banker / The Parson / The General / The Admiral / Young Ascoyne / Young Henry / Lady Agatha
Joan Greenwood is Sibella
Sibella
Valerie Hobson is Edith D'Ascoyne
Edith D'Ascoyne
Miles Malleson is The Hangman
The Hangman
Clive Morton is The Prison Governor
The Prison Governor
John Penrose is Lionel Holland
Lionel Holland
Cecil Ramage is Crown Counsel
Crown Counsel
Hugh Griffith is Lord High Steward
Lord High Steward
John Salew is Mr. Perkins
Mr. Perkins
Eric Messiter is Inspector Burgoyne
Inspector Burgoyne
Lyn Evans is The Farmer
The Farmer
Barbara Leake is The Schoolmistress
The Schoolmistress
Peggy Ann Clifford is Maud Redpole
Maud Redpole
Anne Valery is The Girl in the Punt
The Girl in the Punt
Arthur Lowe is The Reporter
The Reporter
Peter Gawthorne is First Lord Delivering Verdict (uncredited)
First Lord Delivering Verdict (uncredited)
Molly Hamley-Clifford is Lady Redpole (uncredited)
Lady Redpole (uncredited)
Leslie Handford is Gamekeeper Hoskins (uncredited)
Gamekeeper Hoskins (uncredited)
Cavan Malone is Young Graham (uncredited)
Young Graham (uncredited)
Jeremy Spenser is Young Louis (uncredited)
Young Louis (uncredited)
Carol White is Young Sibella (uncredited)
Young Sibella (uncredited)
Laurence Naismith is Warder in Jail (uncredited)
Warder in Jail (uncredited)
Gordon Phillott is Clerk of Parliament (uncredited)
Clerk of Parliament (uncredited)
Richard Wattis is Defence Counsel (uncredited)
Defence Counsel (uncredited)
Harold Young is Captain (uncredited)
Captain (uncredited)