Review of Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) by Richard D — 07 Nov 2017

Posh, funny, shocking. Loved it. Everyone raves about Alec Guinness but Dennis Price is the genius at work here. Marvellous stuff.

This review of Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) was written by Richard D on 07 Nov 2017.

Kind Hearts and Coronets has generally received very positive reviews.

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