Kind Hearts And Coronets (1949): Continuity script

Kind Hearts And Coronets (1949): Continuity script

directed by Robert Hamer, 1911-1963; produced by Sir Michael Balcon, 1896-1977, Ealing Studios; performed by Dennis Price, 1915-1973, Sir Alec Guinness, 1914-2000 and Valerie Hobson, 1917-1998 (London, England: Studio Canal, 1949, first release 1949), 123 page(s)

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Abstract / Summary
A coolly elegant, critically acclaimed comic masterpiece, Kind Hearts and Coronets is classic black comedy from Ealing Studios. Louis Mazzini’s mother belongs to the aristocratic family D’Ascoyne, but she ran away with an opera singer. Therefore, the D’Ascoynes rejected her and Louis. Once an adult, Louis (Price) decides to avenge his mother and himself, by becoming the next Duke of the family. Murdering every potential successor – all famously played by Alec Guinness - is clearly the safest way to achieve his goal. Louis employs a variety of imaginative murder techniques in order to achieve his aim, and gradually his goal seems to be moving towards his grasp. Regarded by many as Ealing’s greatest film, Kind Hearts and Coronets was voted the 7th best British film ever made by Total Film magazine.
Field of Interest
Film
Accolades / Awards
Nominated 1950, BAFTA Film Award, Best British Film, Won 1950, National Board of Review Award, Best Actor, Won 1950, National Board of Review Award, Top Foreign Films, Won 1950, New York Film Critics Circle Award, 3rd Place Best Actor, Won 1949, Venice Film Festival, International Award, Best Production Design, Nominated 1949, Venice Film Festival, Golden Lion
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 by Studiocanal
Director
Robert Hamer, 1911-1963
Content Type
Script
Duration
0 sec
Format
Text
Sub Genre
Crime, Dark Comedy
Original Release Date
1949
Page Count
123
Performer
Dennis Price, 1915-1973, Sir Alec Guinness, 1914-2000, Valerie Hobson, 1917-1998
Producer
Sir Michael Balcon, 1896-1977
Producer - Institution
Ealing Studios
Publication Year
2015
Publisher
Studio Canal
Place Published / Released
London, England
Release Date
1949
Subject
Film, Music & Performing Arts, Literature & Language, 1940s, Heirs, Murder, Aristocracy, 1940s, Louis, D'Ascoyne Family, Edith
Keywords and Translated Subjects
1940s

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