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Kind Hearts and Coronets
Alec Guinness became an international star with his extraordinary performance
in Kind Hearts and Coronets as eight different characters in this
1949 Ealing Studios classic. Dennis
Price co-stars as Edwardian gentleman Louis Mazzini who plots to avenge
his mother's death by seizing the dukedom of the aristocratic d'Ascoyne
family. But to gain this inheritance, Mazzini must first murder the
line of eccentric relatives who stand between him and the title,
including
General d'Ascoyne, Admiral d'Ascoyne, The Duke Of Chalfont, Lady Agatha
d'Ascoyne and four more, all brilliantly portrayed by Guinness.
Also
staring: Joan Greenwood and Valerie Hobson. Written by Roy Horniman,
Robert Hamer and John Dighton.
DVD - The Criterion Collection
- Available Subtitles: English
- Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 1.0)
- New, restored high-definition digital transfer
- Feature-length BBC documentary on the history of Ealing Studios
- Rare, 70-minute talk show appearance by Alec Guinness, from 1977
- American Ending
- Gallery of archival production and publicity photographs
- Original theatrical trailer
- Booklet with a new essay by film critic and historian Philip Kemp
Curator's Comments:
Read
Roger Ebert's essay on this DVD Classic.
Director: Robert Hamer
Black & White
Rated: NR
Released: 1949
106 minutes
Genre: Comedy
Country: England
Lauguage: English
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