Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)

Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)

He chopped down the family tree... 1949-06-21 United Kingdom 104 Min. PG-13
7.7 533 votes

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
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