Kind Hearts and Coronets 1949 123movies

Watch: Kind Hearts and Coronets 1949 123movies, Full Movie Online – In prison awaiting execution the next morning, Louis, the 10th Duke of Chalfont, puts down on paper the events that led him to his current situation. His mother has been banished from her family, the D’Ascoynes, after she married Louis’ father, who was considered far beneath her. After her death, the D’Ascoynes refused permission for her to be buried in the family crypt. Louis then plots his revenge, and kills all those ahead of him in the succession until he becomes the Duke. Along the way, he becomes involved with the married Sibelia who, when spurned, makes sure he ends up in prison. The day before his execution, Sibelia recants her testimony, saving him not only from the gallows, but also sets him free. Once outside the prison however, he realizes he’s forgotten one little thing..
Plot: 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.
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	8.0/10 Votes: 37,685
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	N/A Votes: 406 Popularity: 10.54 | TMDB

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The best, I think, of the Ealing Comedies features a wonderful Dennis Price as the hard-done-by aristocrat who sets out to exact the most spectacular series of acts of vengeance on those whom he blames for the plights of his childhood. Alec Guinness plays the entire (somewhat doomed) “D’Ascoyne” family outstandingly (especially, I thought, the vicar) and both Valerie Hobson and Joan Greenwood complete this excellent casting of this very enjoyable dark comedy that has the odd extra twist to complicate things nicely. It is one of those films you can watch over and over again and it just doesn’t get wearisome.

This is hands down my favorite Ealing Studios comedy, as I’m sure it is for many others.
A most exquisite and brilliantly dark comic showcase, most especially for Dennis Price who
is outstanding here in the lead role of Louis, and for some young actor named Alec Guinness
who plays a whopping 8 roles in this film! In those early days the young Mr. Guinness was
constantly challenging both himself, and his directors, in order to prove his capabilities. He
had done just that the year before with his fabulous portrayal of Fagin in Oliver Twist, and that
was only his 2nd movie! With this phenomenal 3rd piece of work, he silenced any critics that
might still be left, going on to enjoy a tremendous career that would last nearly the rest of his life.

My most beloved Ealing film, it’s dated but in a good way
As I’ve said on all my Ealing movie reviews, I watched these cause the plots looked interesting but I’m still unsure on how to judge the movies. I’m not one to dismiss them as ‘old’ and therefore ‘boring’; at the same time I don’t just jump on the bandwagon saying they’re classics just because they’ve got that reputation and a lot of people without even judging for themselves assume they’re great.

To quote to further my point – “A Classic is something that everybody wants to have read but nobody wants to read. A classic is also something that everyone praises but no one has read.” -Mark Twain So, watching this with an open mind, I really enjoyed it. Yes you have to realise it’s not a modern movie so the kind of themes and scenes presented are different from the packaged elements of modern Hollywood, but that makes postwar British cinema very refreshing viewing. I think the use of the term ‘comedy’ is misleading because it most likely refers to it in the classic literary sense from Shakespeare and Greek theatre (probably in the early 20th century people were a bit better read than today so these terms would still have meaning to them) which refers to a story with happy ending and farcial plot and wit rather than obvious jokes like in the modern sense but even these movies have some funny scenes. Also the humour and premise is black comedy and subtle so look for something modern if you need laugh-out-loud movies.

‘Kind Hearts and Coronets’ When I first came across this the plot looked so unique I knew I just had to see it at least once, although I’ve rewatched it many times since. I do find Guinness’s 8 roles are over-hyped because most of them have few lines and the distinctions between a few of them are non-existent though it’s still a novelty and a brave act to pull off in a movie. For me, Mazzini’s ‘bad guy’ characterisation is the most appealing element of the movie, with a characterisation that makes even a criminal charming and someone to empathise with a little (and for me some visual appeal). The unique premises of who we see him murder next and the wit and black humour makes it a treasure of a film that I’m glad was made and is still available and enjoyed.

One of my most beloved films for definite. Definitely worth one watch just to see something different.

Brilliantly fun, dark humour and satire
Undoubtedly one of the most perfect, brilliant comedies ever, this movie is extremely fun and revels in its dark, clever humour. What can one say about a comedy centred around a dapper, charming, likable, impoverished young English gentleman who is at the same time an utterly remorseless, ever-calculating killer who has no qualms about killing an entire line of relatives who all stand in his path to inherit the family fortune? On top of that, he all the while takes great care in preserving his demeanor and status as a gentleman; all the relatives he must eliminate are brought to life by the genius of Alec Guinness; and there’s an executioner who takes pains to show proper respect to his social “superior.” The dialogue, indeed pretty much all of the humour, is a shining example of “British humour” at its best. It is subtle, clever, dark, and full of irony and satire. It is pure, brilliant entertainment that doesn’t stop. Comedy really can’t get much better than this.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 46 min (106 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated Not Rated
Genre Comedy, Crime
Director Robert Hamer
Writer Roy Horniman, Robert Hamer, John Dighton
Actors Dennis Price, Alec Guinness, Valerie Hobson
Country United Kingdom
Awards Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award4 wins & 3 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono (RCA Sound System)
Aspect Ratio 1.37 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory N/A
Film Length 2,904.45 m
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm