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Why this pick
Its impeccably mannered British setting, dry criminal absurdity, and escalating moral chaos echo the elegant black-comic precision of Kind Hearts and Coronets.
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MOVIE1949 1h 44m GBR
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
In Edwardian period England, Louis D'Ascoyne Mazzini, 10th Duke of Chalfont, is in prison, awaiting his hanging for murder the following morning. As he writes his memoirs, the events of his life are shown in Flashback (narrative).
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Miles Malleson
The Hangman
Hugh Griffith
Lord High Steward
Barbara Leake
The Schoolmistress
Anne Valery
The Girl in the punt
Arthur Lowe
The Reporter
Dennis Price
Louis
Joan Greenwood
Sibella
Alec Guinness
The D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke / The Banker / The Parson / The General / The Admiral / Young Ascoyne