Kind Hearts And Coronets. The General D'Ascoyne (Alec Guinness). Copyright: STUDIOCANAL / Ealing Studios
Kind Hearts And Coronets

Kind Hearts And Coronets

  • 1949 film

Black Ealing comedy with eight classic characterisations by Alec Guinness as the noble victims of vengeance-seeking relative Dennis Price. Stars Dennis Price, Valerie Hobson, Joan Greenwood and Alec Guinness.

  • Repeated Wednesday at 11am on Film4

Cast & crew credits

Cast
Dennis Price Louis Mazzini
Dennis Price Mazzini's Father
Valerie Hobson Edith D'Ascoyne
Joan Greenwood Sibella Holland
Alec Guinness The Duke D'Ascoyne
Alec Guinness The Banker D'Ascoyne
Alec Guinness The Parson D'Ascoyne
Alec Guinness The General D'Ascoyne
Alec Guinness The Admiral D'Ascoyne
Alec Guinness Young Ascoyne D'Ascoyne
Alec Guinness Young Henry D'Ascoyne
Alec Guinness Lady Agatha D'Ascoyne
Audrey Fildes Mama
Miles Malleson Mr. Elliott, The Hangman
Clive Morton Colonel, The Prison Governor
Cecil Ramage Crown Counsel
John Penrose Lionel Holland
Hugh Griffith Lord High Steward
John Salew Mr. Perkins
Eric Messiter Inspector Burgoyne
Lyn Evans The Farmer
Barbara Leake Miss Waterman, The Schoolmistress
Peggy Ann Clifford Maud Redpole
Anne Valery Clothilde, The Girl in the Punt
Arthur Lowe Titbits Reporter
Laurence Naismith 1st Warder
Stanley Beard 5th Warder
Maxwell Foster 6th Warder
Jeremy Spenser Louis as a Child
David Preston Lionel as a Child
Carol White Sibella as a Child
Cavan Malone Graham as a Child
Ian Collins Dr. Hallward
Harold Young Captain
Molly Hamley-Clifford Lady Redpole
Leslie Handford Hoskins, The Gamekeeper
Gordon Phillott Parliamentary Clerk
Richard Wattis Louis's Counsel
Fletcher Lightfoot 1st Peer
Peter Gawthorne 2nd Peer
Ivan Staff Valuer
Nicholas Hill Serjeant at Arms
Anthony Adam Actor
Writing team
Roy Horniman Writer
Robert Hamer Writer (Adapted By)
John Dighton Writer (Adapted By)
Production team
Robert Hamer Director
Michael Balcon Producer
Michael Relph Associate Producer
Peter Tanner Editor
Ernest Irving Composer

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