Kind Hearts and Coronets

Details

Instance of

film

Publication date

23 June 1949, 14 June 1950, 15 June 1950, 8 January 1957

Part of the series

Ealing comedies

Director

Robert Hamer

Composer

Ernest Irving

Based on

Israel Rank: The Autobiography of a Criminal

Genre

crime film

Main subject

nobility, legal succession, revenge, mate choice, opportunism, familicide, disownment, Birthright, upper class, high society

assessment

Bechdel test, reverse Bechdel Test, Mako Mori test, reverse Mako Mori test, Vito Russo test, Riz Test, Landau Test, reverse Landau Test, Waithe Test, reverse Waithe Test, Feldman Test, Tyrion Test

cast member

Dennis Price, Valerie Hobson, Joan Greenwood, Alec Guinness, Miles Malleson, Hugh Griffith

CNC film rating (France)

no age restriction

color

black-and-white

country of origin

United Kingdom

director of photography

Douglas Slocombe

distributed by

General Film Distributors, Netflix

distribution format

video on demand

duration

101

filming location

Ealing Studios

FSK film rating

FSK 16

ICAA rating

not recommended for children under 12

Kijkwijzer rating

6

narrative location

England, London

original language of film or TV show

English

producer

Michael Balcon, Michael Relph

production company

Ealing Studios

review score

100%

screenwriter

John Dighton

set in period

Edwardian era

title

Kind Hearts and Coronets

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