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

See also

Radio 4
 Radio

Kind Hearts And Coronets

Radio adaptation of the classic Ealing comedy about a man murdering his way to dukedom. Starring Harry Enfield as the D'Ascoyne family.

Passport To Pimlico. Image shows from L to R: Arthur Pemberton (Stanley Holloway), P.C. Spiller (Philip Stainton), Central European (Paul Demel). Copyright: Ealing Studios / STUDIOCANAL
 Film

Passport To Pimlico

Ealing comedy about a legal discovery that leads the residents of Pimlico to declare themselves an independent nation, Burgundy.

The Ladykillers. Image shows from L to R: Major Claude Courtney (Cecil Parker), Harry Robinson (Peter Sellers), Professor Marcus (Alec Guinness), Louisa Alexandra Wilberforce (Katie Johnson), 'One-Round' Lawson (Danny Green). Copyright: STUDIOCANAL
 Film

The Ladykillers

Classic Ealing comedy starring Alec Guinness and Peter Sellers. A gang of robbers meet their match in a little old lady.

Alistair McGowan
 Radio

Kind Hearts And Coronets: Like Father, Like Daughter

Radio sequel to the classic murderous comedy. Unity Holland kills her way to dukedom by dispatching members of the Gascoyne family.

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