MOVIE
Kind Hearts and Coronets
He chopped down the family tree...
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.
ERA & CONTEXT
Kind Hearts and Coronets in its release era
Released in 1949, Kind Hearts and Coronets sits inside the 1940s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1949-06-23
- Rating
- NR
- TMDB score
- 7.6/10
- Original language
- EN
- Status
- Released
- Production
- United Kingdom
- Studio
- Ealing Studios, J. Arthur Rank Organisation, Michael Balcon Productions
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