Kind Hearts and Coronets 75 years old
A hilarious study in the gentle art of murder.
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.
Credits
Kind Hearts and Coronets Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Hugh Griffith He was 38, 67 years old when he died | as Lord High Steward |
| Valerie Hobson She was 33, 81 years old when she died | as Edith |
| Peter Gawthorne He was 65, 77 years old when he died | as First Lord Delivering Verdict (uncredited) |
| Alec Guinness He was 36, 86 years old when he died | as The D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke / The Banker / The Parson / The General / The Admiral / Young Ascoyne / Young Henry / Lady Agatha |
| Richard Wattis He was 38, 62 years old when he died | as Defence Counsel (uncredited) |
| John Salew He was 48, 59 years old when he died | as Mr. Perkins |
| Dennis Price He was 34, 58 years old when he died | as Louis |
| Carol White She was 7, 48 years old when she died | as Young Sibella (uncredited) |
| Laurence Naismith He was 41, 83 years old when he died | as Warder in Jail (uncredited) |
| John Penrose He was 14, 18 years old when he died | as Lionel |
| Miles Malleson He was 62, 80 years old when he died | as The Hangman |
| Jeremy Spenser He was 12, now 87 years old | as Young Louis (uncredited) |
| Arthur Lowe He was 34, 66 years old when he died | as The Reporter |
| Barbara Leake She was 46, 88 years old when she died | as The Schoolmistress |
| Joan Greenwood She was 29, 65 years old when she died | as Sibella |
| Anne Valery She was 23, 87 years old when she died | as The Girl in the punt |
| Harold Young He was 26, 83 years old when he died | as Captain (uncredited) |
| Clive Morton He was 46, 71 years old when he died | as The Prison Governor |
| Molly Hamley-Clifford She was 61, 68 years old when she died | as Lady Redpole (uncredited) |
| Lyn Evans He was 4, now 79 years old | as The Farmer |
| Peggy Ann Clifford She was 32, 80 years old when she died | as Maud |
| Cecil Ramage | as Crown Counsel |
Kind Hearts and Coronets Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Michael Balcon as Producer. He was 54 (81) years old when He died | Production |
| John Jympson as Assistant Editor. He was 19 (72) years old when He died | Editing |
| Anthony Mendleson as Costume Design. He was 35 (81) years old when He died | Costume & Make-Up |
| Bert Davey as Assistant Art Director. He was 28 (now 103) years old | Art |
| John Dighton as Screenplay. He was 41 (80) years old when He died | Writing |
| John W. Mitchell as Sound Recordist. He was 34 (90) years old when He died | Sound |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as Music. He was 194 (35) years old when He died | Sound |
| Harry Frampton as Makeup Artist. He was 35 (77) years old when He died | Costume & Make-Up |
| Seth Holt as Editorial Services. He was 27 (48) years old when He died | Editing |
| Robert Hamer as Director. He was 39 (52) years old when He died | Directing |
| Robert Hamer as Screenplay. He was 39 (52) years old when He died | Writing |
| Roy Horniman as Novel. He was 76 (56) years old when He died | Writing |
| Ernest Irving as Original Music Composer. He was 71 (74) years old when He died | Sound |
| Ernest Irving as Conductor. He was 71 (74) years old when He died | Sound |
| Douglas Slocombe as Director of Photography. He was 37 (102) years old when He died | Camera |
| Peter Tanner as Editor. He was 35 (88) years old when He died | Editing |
| Michael Relph as Associate Producer. He was 35 (89) years old when He died | Production |
| Hal Mason as Production Supervisor. | Production |
| Norman Priggen as Assistant Director. He was 24 (74) years old when He died | Directing |
| Leigh Aman as Unit Production Manager. He was 35 (104) years old when He died | Production |
| William Kellner as Art Direction. He was 48 (95) years old when He died | Art |
| Barbara Barnard as Hairstylist. | Costume & Make-Up |
| Ernest Taylor as Makeup Artist. He was 73 (94) years old when He died | Costume & Make-Up |
| Nancy Mitford as Screenplay. She was 44 (68) years old when She died | Writing |
Kind Hearts and Coronets (75 years)
A hilarious study in the gentle art of murder.
- Release day: Tuesday, June 21, 1949
- Runtime: 104 minutes