Kind Hearts and Coronets 75 years old

A hilarious study in the gentle art of murder.

Kind Hearts and Coronets

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
Lyn Evans He was 4, now 79 years old as The Farmer
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
Cecil Ramage as Crown Counsel
Anne Valery She was 23, 87 years old when she died as The Girl in the punt
Peggy Ann Clifford She was 32, 80 years old when she died as Maud
Molly Hamley-Clifford She was 61, 68 years old when she died as Lady Redpole (uncredited)

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
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Kind Hearts and Coronets (75 years)

A hilarious study in the gentle art of murder.

  • Release day: Tuesday, June 21, 1949
  • Runtime: 104 minutes