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| Anchor Bay (1949) | |||||
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| Joan Greenwood | Sibella Holland | |
| Alec Guiness | ||
| Valerie Hobson | Edith D'Ascoyne | |
| Dennis Price | Duke Louis Mazzini | |
| Audrey Fildes | Mama Louisa | |
| Miles Malleson | Mr. Elliott The Hangman | |
| Clive Morton | The Prison Governor | |
| Alec Guinness | Lady Agatha | |
| Hugh Griffith | Lord High Steward | |
| John Penrose | Lionel Holland | |
| Cecil Ramage | The Crown Counsel |
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| Producer | Michael Balcon
Michael Relph |
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| Writer | John Dighton
Roy Horniman Robert Hamer |
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A Hilarious Studay In The Gentle Art of Murder Sir Alec Guinness became an international star with his extraordinary performance as eight different characters in this 1949 Ealing Studios classic. Dennis Price (I'm All Right Jack, Private Progress) co-stars as Edwardian gentleman Louis Mazzini who plots to avenge his mother's death by seizing the dukedom of the aristocratic d'Ascoyne family. But to gain this inheritance, Mazzini must first murder the line of eccentric relatives who stand between him and the title, including General d'Ascoyne, Admiral d'Ascoyne, The Duke of Chalfont, Lady Agatha d'Ascoyne and four more, all brillantly portrayed by Guinness and leading to one of the most delicious final twists in comedy history. Kind Hearts And Coronets was recently name as the #6 Best British Film Of All Time by the British Film Institute and remains the true peak of Guinness' acting genius. |
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