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Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949· NR· 1h 44m· Comedy· Crime
“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.
1949-06-23
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DirectorRobert Hamer
ScreenplayJohn Dighton
ProducerMichael Balcon
Director of PhotographyDouglas Slocombe
Original Music ComposerErnest Irving
EditorPeter Tanner
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 49 crew)
Details
Released1949-06-23
Runtime1h 44m · NR
StatusReleased
StudiosEaling Studios · J. Arthur Rank Organisation · Michael Balcon Productions
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Rating7.6/10 · 616 votes
Original languageen
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