| Uniform Title |
Kind hearts and coronets (Motion picture : 1949) |
| Title |
Kind hearts and coronets. |
| Edition |
70th anniversary edition. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Australia, ©2019. |
| ©1949 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (102 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment : 050448. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 1949. |
| Loosely based on the novel Israel Rank: The Autobiography of a Criminal (1907) by Roy Horniman. |
| Special features: Once more with Ealing ; John Landis introduction ; Those British Faces: Dennis Price ; Alternative US ending ; Introducing Ealing Studios ; Behind the scenes stills gallery ; Costume stills gallery. |
| Credits |
Directed by Robert Hamer ; screenplay by Robert Hamer and John Dighton. |
| Performers |
Alec Guinness, Dennis Price, Valerie Hobson, Joan Greenwood. |
| Summary |
When his mother eloped with an Italian opera singer, Louis Mazzini (Dennis Price) 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 (all played by Alec Guinness) who stands between himself and the family fortune. But when he finds himself torn between his longtime love (Joan Greenwood) and the widow of one of his victims (Valerie Hobson), his plans go awry. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
| System details |
DVD video ; 2.0 Mono, Dolby Digital 2.0 ; PAL ; Region 2, 4 ; 1.37:1. |
| Language note |
English, German. Subtitles in German. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired]. |
| Subjects |
Horniman, Roy, -- 1847-1930 -- Film adaptations |
| Inheritance and succession -- Drama |
| Murder -- Drama |
| Aristocracy (Social class) -- Drama |
| Feature films -- Great Britain |
| Motion pictures, British |
| Genre |
Comedy films |
| Crime films |
| Black and white films |
| Film adaptations |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Other Names |
Hamer, Robert, 1911-1963 director, screenwriter. |
| Dighton, John, 1909-1989 screenwriter. |
| Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000 actor. |
| Price, Dennis, 1915-1973 actor. |
| Hobson, Valerie, 1917-1998 actor. |
| Greenwood, Joan, 1921-1987 actor. |
| Horniman, Roy, 1847-1930. Israel Rank Motion picture adaptation of (work) |
| Added Corporate Names |
Ealing Studios production company. |
| Series |
Classics remastered |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
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Authors:
- Dighton, John, 1909-1989 .
- Ealing Studios .
- Greenwood, Joan, 1921-1987 .
- Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000 .
- Hamer, Robert, 1911-1963 .
- Hobson, Valerie, 1917-1998 .
- Horniman, Roy, 1847-1930. Israel Rank .
- Price, Dennis, 1915-1973 .
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