Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)

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.

Key facts

Released:
1949-06-21
Runtime:
104 min
Genres:
Comedy, Crime
Director:
Robert Hamer
Top cast:
Dennis Price, Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Valerie Hobson, Audrey Fildes, Miles Malleson
Original language:
EN
TMDB rating:
7.6/10 from 602 votes
Bynge Score:
7.5/10

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