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)
Details
- 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