Noblesse oblige

Titre original : Kind Hearts and Coronets

1949
Approved
1h 46m

ÉVALUATION IMDb

8,0/10

40 k

MA NOTE

Home Video Trailer from Anchor Bay Entertainment

Liretrailer2 min 57 s

2 vidéos

79 photos

Dark Comedy Satire Comedy Crime

Un parent pauvre et éloigné du duc d'Ascoyne complote pour hériter du titre en assassinant les huit autres héritiers qui le précèdent dans la ligne de succession.Un parent pauvre et éloigné du duc d'Ascoyne complote pour hériter du titre en assassinant les huit autres héritiers qui le précèdent dans la ligne de succession.Un parent pauvre et éloigné du duc d'Ascoyne complote pour hériter du titre en assassinant les huit autres héritiers qui le précèdent dans la ligne de succession.

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ÉVALUATION IMDb

8,0/10

40 k

MA NOTE

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Nominé pour le prix 1 BAFTA Award
- 4 victoires et 3 nominations au total

Anecdotes
Sir Alec Guinness nearly drowned in the scene where the Admiral goes down with his sinking ship. Guinness was held down by wires whilst the set filled up with water. Once the scene was wrapped, the crew started to leave, until one technician suddenly realized that they had forgotten to release Sir Alec from the wires holding him underwater. He immediately dove into the waters with some wire-cutters and freed Guinness. Fortunately for all concerned, Guinness took great pride in his ability to hold his breath for long periods of time.

Gaffes
The first murder that Louis Mazzini commits involves him swimming fully dressed underwater to release a boat from its moorings. In spite of having brought no change of clothes or even a towel, he is shown shortly after committing the murder paddling down the river with his clothes bone-dry.

Citations
Sibella: [sobs] Oh Louis! I don't want to marry Lionel!
Louis Mazzini: Why not?
Sibella: He's so dull.
Louis Mazzini: I must admit he exhibits the most extraordinary capacity for middle age that I've ever encountered in a young man of twenty-four.

Générique farfelu
The opening credits list photos of the 4 leading actors with their character names; in the case of Alec Guinness, 8 photos of the 8 characters he plays are shown, along with the one character name of "The D'Ascoyne Family." In the end credits, the 8 character names are listed for him.

Autres versions
Was available in a computer colorized version.

Connexions
Featured in Film Profile: Michael Balcon (1961)

Bandes originales
Il mio tesoro intanto
Aria from "Don Giovanni"
Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (as Mozart)
Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte (uncredited)
The music is played by The Philharmonia Orchestra
Conducted by Ernest Irving
Sung by an unidentified soloist

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A word of praise for Dennis Price.

While Alec Guinness justly deserves rave reviews for his eight brilliant characterizations in "Kind Hearts," one must not overlook the brilliant performance of the lead, Dennis Price, one of the great character actors of the period. Price, a genuine war hero in World War II, had a career that lasted for nearly 30 years, during which he played comic and serious roles with consummate skill. No one could portray the arch, sophisticated rogue better than Price, as is evident not only in "Kind Hearts" but in another of my favorite comedies of the period "The Naked Truth" (1957, where he plays the elegant but sleazy tabloid editor/blackmailer, opposite the likes of Peter Sellers, Terry-Thomas, and Peggy Mount. He was very funny in a small role as the "gentleman con man" in Sellers' great hit of 1962, "The Wrong Arm of the Law." And for dramatic intensity one can point to his role of Major Charlie Scott in the gripping regimental drama, "The Tunes of Glory." (1960). So three cheers for Price as that charming rogue, "Louis Mazzini," in "Kind Hearts and Coronets."