Kind hearts and coronets [videorecording] / J. Arthur Rank presents ; an Ealing Studios production ; released through General Film Distributors ; screenplay by Robert Hamer, John Dighton ; produced by Michael Balcon ; directed by Robert Hamer.
Format:
[videorecording] /
Edition:
Special ed.
Publisher:
Criterion Collection,
Copyright Date:
2006
Description:
2 videodiscs (106 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide (12 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)
Omnibus (Television program : 1967-2003) Made in Ealing.
Notes:
Dennis Price, Valerie Hobson, Joan Greenwood, Alec Guinness, Audrey Fildes, Miles Malleson, Clive Morton, Cecil Ramage, John Penrose. Based on the novel: Israel Rank / by Roy Horniman. Originally released as a motion picture in 1949. Special features (disc 1): American ending (3 min.); theatrical trailer; costume and portraits stills gallery; production and publicity stills gallery. Special features (disc 2): "Made in Ealing" / BBC Omnibus documentary on the history of Ealing Studios (1986 ; 76 min.) ; "Parkinson meets Alec Guinness" interview featuring Guinness with BBC television host Michael Parkinson (1977 ; 69 min.). Guide includes an essay, by film historian Philip Kemp, ("Ealing's shadow side"). "New, restored high-definition digital transfer"--Container.
Contents:
Disc 1. The film -- disc 2. The supplements.
Summary:
Louis Mazzini seeks to avenge his mother's disinheritance by ascending to her family's dukedom. To do this, he must kill eight of his relatives in the d'Ascoyne family.
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