Kind Hearts And Coronets
- 1949 film
Black Ealing comedy with eight classic characterisations by Alec Guinness as the noble victims of vengeance-seeking relative Dennis Price. Stars Dennis Price, Valerie Hobson, Joan Greenwood and Alec Guinness.
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Kind Hearts & Coronets
Hailing from the golden age of Ealing comedies, Kind Hearts & Coronets stars Dennis Price as the debonair yet impoverished Louis Mazzini, the would-be Duke of Chalfont whose mother was disinherited by her noble family for marrying beneath her.
When her dying wish to be buried in the family crypt is refused, Louis vows to avenge his mother and work his way up the family tree by engaging in the gentle art of murder. One by one he attempts to kill off the eight successors that stand in the way of his becoming Duke - all played by Alec Guinness in an unforgettable tour-de-force performance.
Directed by Robert Hamer, Kind Hearts & Coronets also stars Joan Greenwood as the husky-voiced siren Sibella and Valerie Hobson as the refined and virtuous Edith D'Ascoyne, both of whom threaten to distract Louis from his killing quest. A wonderfully entertaining combination of biting class satire, hilarious farce and pitch-black comedy, this story of a suave and elegant serial murderer is as sharp and funny today as ever.
First released: Monday 22nd April 2024
Extra features
- Audio commentary with film writer and critic Kat Ellinger
- Once More With Ealing: Featurette with critic Peter Bradshaw and filmmakers Whit Stillman, Paul King, and Stephen Woolley
- John Landis introduction
- Audio commentary with Peter Bradshaw, Terence Davies and Matthew Guinness
- Those British Faces: Dennis Price
- Alternative US ending
- BFI's Introducing Ealing Studios
- Behind the scenes stills gallery
- Costume stills gallery
- Original trailer
- 2019 70th anniversary restoration trailer
4K Blu-ray- Distributor: STUDIOCANAL
- Discs: 2
- Minutes: 106
- Catalogue: OPTU4567
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