Kind Hearts and Coronets - actors, characters and roles

All actors and their roles in the film "Kind Hearts and Coronets"
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
Timing: 1:44 (104 min)
Kind Hearts and Coronets - TMDB rating
7.7/10
520
Kind Hearts and Coronets - Kinopoisk rating
7.687/10
2700
Kind Hearts and Coronets - IMDB rating
8/10
42000

Actors and characters

Photo Dennis Price #141486Photo Dennis Price #141487Photo Dennis Price #141488

Dennis Price

Dennis Price
Character Louis Mazzini / His Father
Photo Alec Guinness #1771Photo Alec Guinness #1772Photo Alec Guinness #1773Photo Alec Guinness #1774

Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness
Character The D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke / The Banker / The Parson / The General / The Admiral / Young Ascoyne / Young Henry / Lady Agatha
Photo Joan Greenwood #95656Photo Joan Greenwood #95657Photo Joan Greenwood #95658Photo Joan Greenwood #95659

Joan Greenwood

Joan Greenwood
Character Sibella
Photo Valerie Hobson #104054

Valerie Hobson

Valerie Hobson
Character Edith D'Ascoyne
Photo Audrey Fildes #141489Photo Audrey Fildes #141490
Audrey Fildes
Character Mama
Photo Miles Malleson #79720Photo Miles Malleson #79721Photo Miles Malleson #79722
Miles Malleson
Character The Hangman
Photo Clive Morton #90014Photo Clive Morton #90015Photo Clive Morton #90016

Clive Morton

Clive Morton
Character The Prison Governor
Photo John Penrose #141491
John Penrose
Character Lionel Holland
Photo Cecil Ramage #141492
Cecil Ramage
Character Crown Counsel
Photo Hugh Griffith #55821Photo Hugh Griffith #55822Photo Hugh Griffith #55823

Hugh Griffith

Hugh Griffith
Character Lord High Steward
Photo John Salew #121228
John Salew
Character Mr. Perkins
Eric Messiter
Character Inspector Burgoyne
Lyn Evans
Character The Farmer
Barbara Leake
Character The Schoolmistress
Peggy Ann Clifford
Character Maud Redpole
Anne Valery
Character The Girl in the Punt
Photo Arthur Lowe #141493

Arthur Lowe

Arthur Lowe
Character The Reporter
Photo Peter Gawthorne #141494
Peter Gawthorne
Character First Lord Delivering Verdict (uncredited)
Molly Hamley-Clifford
Character Lady Redpole (uncredited)
Leslie Handford
Character Gamekeeper Hoskins (uncredited)
Cavan Malone
Character Young Graham (uncredited)
Photo Jeremy Spenser #141495Photo Jeremy Spenser #141496Photo Jeremy Spenser #141497Photo Jeremy Spenser #141498

Jeremy Spenser

Jeremy Spenser
Character Young Louis (uncredited)
Photo Carol White #92672

Carol White

Carol White
Character Young Sibella (uncredited)
Photo Laurence Naismith #62893

Laurence Naismith

Laurence Naismith
Character Warder in Jail (uncredited)
Gordon Phillott
Character Clerk of Parliament (uncredited)
Photo Richard Wattis #102882Photo Richard Wattis #102883Photo Richard Wattis #102884

Richard Wattis

Richard Wattis
Character Defence Counsel (uncredited)

Harold Young

Harold Young
Character Captain (uncredited)

What's left behind the scenes

  • The film is based on Roy Horniman's novel 'Israel Rank: The Autobiography of a Criminal' (1907).
  • At the time, the film caused a sensation because Alec Guinness played all eight relatives of the main character (including female roles).
  • American censors found the comedy about eight murders so poisonous and cynical that they didn't allow it to be released nationally until the ending was reshot.
  • The film is based on Roy Horniman's novel "Israel Rank: The Autobiography of a Criminal" (1907).
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