Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1949-06-21) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award4 wins & 3 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $35,948 |
| Screen: | Roy Horniman, Robert Hamer, John Dighton |
| Productions: | Ealing Studios, J. Arthur Rank Organisation |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
Posters
Similars
Recommendations
Casts
- 30766: Dennis Price - Louis Mazzini / His Father
- 12248: Alec Guinness - The D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke / The Banker / The Parson / The General / The Admiral / Young Ascoyne / Young Henry / Lady Agatha
- 45466: Joan Greenwood - Sibella
- 2924: Valerie Hobson - Edith D'Ascoyne
- 1445519: Audrey Fildes - Mama
- 47395: Miles Malleson - The Hangman
- 47403: Clive Morton - The Prison Governor
Crews
- 70864: Robert Hamer - Director - Directing
- 70866: Roy Horniman - Novel - Writing
- 11995: John Dighton - Screenplay - Writing
- 3601: Michael Balcon - Producer - Production
- 70867: Ernest Irving - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 666: Douglas Slocombe - Director of Photography - Camera
- 66105: Peter Tanner - Editor - Editing
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Reviews
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This is hands down my favorite Ealing Studios comedy, as I'm sure it is for many others. A most exquisite and brilliantly dark comic showcase, most especially for Dennis Price who is outstanding here in the lead role of Louis, and for some young actor named Alec Guinness who plays ....
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The best, I think, of the Ealing Comedies features a wonderful Dennis Price as the hard-done-by aristocrat who sets out to exact the most spectacular series of acts of vengeance on those whom he blames for the plights of his childhood. Alec Guinness plays the entire (somewhat doomed) ....
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For everything that I'd heard about this film, I was left underwhelmed. I'd always heard that Alec Guinness was superb, playing multiple characters, but most of them were on screen for just a moment. Yes, the makeup artist did a good job making them all visually distinct, but only a ....
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