Kind Hearts and Coronets
UK,
1949, 106 min
Directed by:
Robert HamerCinematography:
Douglas SlocombeComposer:
Ernest IrvingCast:
Alec Guinness, Dennis Price, Valerie Hobson, Joan Greenwood, Hugh Griffith, Anne Valery, Arthur Lowe, Laurence Naismith, Richard Wattis, Miles Malleson (more)VOD (2)
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Alec Guinness plays eight different members of the D'Ascoyne clan. Louis (Dennis Price), the black sheep of the wealthy family, must murder all the heirs in order to inherit the D'Ascoyne fortune. (official distributor synopsis)
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Alec Guinness is an incredible chameleon and I'm glad to finally get to know him other than as Obi-Wan. His acting is incredibly chameleonic, which is also related to the amazing masks that are beautifully crafted in this movie. I'm certain that if I didn't know who Guinness was playing, I wouldn't recognize him. The film is funny in a wonderfully British way. All together, it makes it a treasure of world comedy.
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