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Kind Hearts and Coronets

1949 · 106 min · Directed by Robert Hamer

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.

13.5%

28:1

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British black humor at its absolute best. Dennis Price steals the show, and was never better. The scenario is pitch-perfect. Lots of great moments.

Beyond all expectations,simply a perfect black comedy.

Aged like a charm. Every bit of old-fashionedness it has only makes it funnier.

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