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Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)

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He chopped down the family tree...

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 & Crew

Director
Robert Hamer
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    Louis Mazzini / His Father Dennis Price
  • Profile picture of Alec Guinness
    The D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke / The Banker / The Parson / The General / The Admiral / Young Ascoyne / Young Henry / Lady Agatha Alec Guinness
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    Sibella Joan Greenwood
  • Profile picture of Valerie Hobson
    Edith D'Ascoyne Valerie Hobson
  • Profile picture of Audrey Fildes
    Mama Audrey Fildes
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    The Hangman Miles Malleson
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    The Prison Governor Clive Morton
  • Profile picture of John Penrose
    Lionel Holland John Penrose

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