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Kind Hearts and Coronets
A hilarious study in the gentle art of murder.
A hilarious study in the gentle art of murder.
Comedy, Drama - 1949
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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.
Director:
,
Robert Hamer
Cast:
,
Valerie Hobson
,
Alec Guinness
,
Dennis Price
,
Joan Greenwood
,
Miles Malleson
,
Clive Morton
,
John Penrose
,
Cecil Ramage
,
Audrey Fildes

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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
104 min
Release date:
21 Jun 1949
Country:
GB
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award4 wins & 3 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
The sly and adroit Mr. Guinness plays eight Edwardian fuddy-duds with such devastating wit and variety that he naturally dominates the film.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
It's a brilliantly cynical film without a hint of middle-class guilt or bitterness.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
fresh:
Translation to a screen comedy has been effected with a mature wit.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009
fresh:
Robert Hamer's 1949 film is often cited as the definitive black, eccentric British comedy, yet it's several cuts better than practically anything else in the genre.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
3 Sep 2010
fresh:
At once a witty comedy of manners, a grotesque serial-killer caper and an acerbic satire on the class system.
– Ben Walters,
Time Out,
17 Aug 2011
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