Table of Contents
- 1 Who played the roles of eight members of the same family in the 1948 film Kind Hearts and Coronets?
- 2 What castle was used in Kind Hearts and Coronets?
- 3 How long is Kind Hearts and Coronets?
- 4 What year was Kind Hearts and Coronets made?
- 5 Is Kind Hearts and Coronets funny?
- 6 Where does Kind Hearts and Coronets come from?
- 7 Who are the actors in Kind Hearts and Coronets?
- 8 Where was the movie Kind Hearts and Coronets filmed?
Who played the roles of eight members of the same family in the 1948 film Kind Hearts and Coronets?
Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness gives a virtuoso performance in Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), portraying eight members of the aristocratic D’Ascoyne family who are all destined to be victims of a gentlemanly murderer, played to perfection by Dennis Price.
What castle was used in Kind Hearts and Coronets?
Leeds Castle
Filming took place from September 1948 at Leeds Castle and other locations in Kent, and at Ealing Studios. The themes of class and sexual repression run through the film, particularly love between classes. Kind Hearts and Coronets was released on 13 June 1949 in the United Kingdom, and was well received by the critics.
What is the story of Kind Hearts and Coronets?
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.
Kind Hearts and Coronets/Film synopsis
How does Kind Hearts and Coronets end?
Louis calls her bluff and tells her he is engaged to Edith. Louis and Edith are invited to Chalfont. Learning that the widowed Duke plans to remarry and produce an heir, Louis acts quickly, shooting the Duke while on a hunting trip. Lord Ascoyne D’Ascoyne, hearing the news, dies of shock.
How long is Kind Hearts and Coronets?
1h 46m
Kind Hearts and Coronets/Running time
What year was Kind Hearts and Coronets made?
June 13, 1949
Kind Hearts and Coronets/Initial release
Who wrote Kind Hearts and Coronets?
Robert Hamer
John Dighton
Kind Hearts and Coronets/Screenplay
This week, I spoke at the Film Nite discussion group in London on the 60th anniversary of Robert Hamer’s Ealing classic Kind Hearts and Coronets.
What is filmed at Ealing Studios?
Ealing’s stages and studios continue to host the best of British drama, from TV hits such as Downton Abbey, The Durrells and The Crown to acclaimed films like The Theory of Everything, The Darkest Hour and Bridget Jones. Since its inception, Ealing has retained a distinctly British identity and community feel.
Is Kind Hearts and Coronets funny?
Obviously, “Kind Hearts and Coronets” is a comedy. In fact, a recent British Film Institute poll ranked it as Britain’s greatest. Directed by Robert Hamer for Ealing Studios, the movie is showing in a new 4K restoration of its original version on the occasion of its 70th birthday through Dec. 5 at Film Forum.
Where does Kind Hearts and Coronets come from?
The film’s title is taken from a line from Alfred Tennyson’s poem “Lady Clara Vere de Vere”: “Kind hearts are more than coronets, and simple faith than Norman blood.”
What is the name of the oldest continuously working film studio facility in the world?
Ealing Studios is the oldest continuously working film studio in the world, famous for classic comedies including The Ladykillers, The Lavender Hill Mob and Kind Hearts and Coronets.
Can I visit Ealing Studios?
Dates: 1902 – present Named after the London borough in which it was situated, Ealing Studios has been at the centre of the British Film Industry since 1902 and as such, it’s the oldest film studio in the world. Unfortunately the studio management is unable to allow tours of the site at this time.
Who are the actors in Kind Hearts and Coronets?
1949 British crime comedy film directed by Robert Hamer. Kind Hearts and Coronets is a 1949 British black comedy film. It features Dennis Price, Joan Greenwood, Valerie Hobson and Alec Guinness; Guinness plays nine characters.
Where was the movie Kind Hearts and Coronets filmed?
Filming took place from September 1948 at Leeds Castle and other locations in Kent, and at Ealing Studios. The themes of class and sexual repression run through the film, particularly love between classes. Kind Hearts and Coronets was released on 13 June 1949 in
Is the book Kind Hearts and Coronets based on a true story?
The plot is loosely based on the novel Israel Rank: The Autobiography of a Criminal (1907) by Roy Horniman. It concerns Louis D’Ascoyne Mazzini, the son of a woman disowned by her aristocratic family for marrying out of her social class.
Who is Louis D’Ascoyne in Kind Hearts and Coronets?
It concerns Louis D’Ascoyne Mazzini, the son of a woman disowned by her aristocratic family for marrying out of her social class. After her death, Louis decides to take revenge on the family and take the dukedom by murdering the eight people ahead of him in the line of succession to the title.