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Kind Hearts and Coronets is a 1949 British crime black comedy film directed by Robert Hamer. It features Dennis Price, Joan Greenwood, Valerie Hobson and Alec Guinness; Guinness plays eight characters. The plot is loosely based on the novel Israel Rank: The Autobiography of a Criminal (1907) by Roy Horniman.
A comedy crime film about a poor relative who plots to inherit the title of a noble family by murdering the eight other heirs. Starring Dennis Price, Alec Guinness, Valerie Hobson and Joan Greenwood, directed by Robert Hamer.
- (40K)
- Comedy, Crime
- Robert Hamer
- 1950-03
Oct 24, 2018 · Comedy, Crime. A distant poor relative of the Duke of D'Ascoyne plots to inherit the title by murdering the eight other heirs who stand ahead of him in the line of succession. Addeddate.
- 102 min
Sep 15, 2002 · A classic British comedy about a poor man who tries to murder his way to the title of Duke by killing his relatives, all played by Alec Guinness. Roger Ebert praises the film's wit, style and cinematography, and compares it to "Citizen Kane".
A classic British comedy about a commoner who plots to kill his way to the dukedom, starring Alec Guinness in eight roles. Watch the film, a documentary, a talk show, and more on this Criterion DVD.
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A classic British comedy about a man who plots to kill his way to the top of the aristocratic D'Ascoyne family. Starring Alec Guinness in multiple roles, this film is rated 9/10 by critics and 3.5/5 by audiences.
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- Comedy, Crime, Drama
Kind Hearts and Coronets, British comedy, released in 1949, that came to be recognized as one of the best British films of all time. It was noted for its dark humour and for the performance of Alec Guinness, who played eight characters.
