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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.

Release: 1949-06-21
Runtime: 104 min
Rating: 7.633 / 10

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Cast
Dennis Price
Dennis Price
Louis Mazzini / His Father
Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness
The D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke / The Banker / The Parson / The General / The Admiral / Young Ascoyne / Young Henry / Lady Agatha
Joan Greenwood
Joan Greenwood
Sibella
Valerie Hobson
Valerie Hobson
Edith D'Ascoyne
Audrey Fildes
Audrey Fildes
Mama
Miles Malleson
Miles Malleson
The Hangman
Clive Morton
Clive Morton
The Prison Governor
John Penrose
John Penrose
Lionel Holland
Cecil Ramage
Cecil Ramage
Crown Counsel
Hugh Griffith
Hugh Griffith
Lord High Steward
John Salew
John Salew
Mr. Perkins
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Eric Messiter
Inspector Burgoyne
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Lyn Evans
The Farmer
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Barbara Leake
The Schoolmistress
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Peggy Ann Clifford
Maud Redpole
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Anne Valery
The Girl in the Punt
Arthur Lowe
Arthur Lowe
The Reporter
Peter Gawthorne
Peter Gawthorne
First Lord Delivering Verdict (uncredited)