Kind Hearts and Coronets 1949

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by: Robert Hamer
Written by: Robert Hamer & John Dighton & Nancy Mitford
Runtime: 104 minutes
Critics score:
Tagline: He chopped down the family tree...
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 
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Also known as:
  • As Oito VĂ­timas
  • Noblesse oblige
  • Ocho sentencias de muerte
  • Syv hertuger