Director: Robert Hamer

Writers: Robert Hamer; John Dighton

From novel by: Roy Horniman

Producer: Michael Balcon

Keywords: Dark Comedy, Inheritance

A lesser member of an aristocratic family dies, and her final wish, that of burial in the family's cemetery, is denied. Her son, Louis Mazzini, sets about killing all of the eight d'Ascoyne heirs that stand in the way of his succession to the dukedom. Outstanding Ealing dark comedy, with Alec Guinness playing the eight relatives.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Joan Greenwood	Actor	4-Mar-1921	27-Feb-1987	The Importance of Being Earnest
Hugh Griffith	Actor	30-May-1912	14-May-1980	Sheik Ilderim in Ben-Hur
Alec Guinness	Actor	2-Apr-1914	5-Aug-2000	Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars
Valerie Hobson	Actor	14-Apr-1917	13-Nov-1998	Kind Hearts and Coronets
Arthur Lowe	Actor	22-Sep-1915	15-Apr-1982	Dad's Army
Clive Morton	Actor	16-Mar-1904	24-Sep-1975	Kind Hearts and Coronets
Dennis Price	Actor	23-Jun-1915	6-Oct-1973	The World of Wooster

CAST

Dennis Price	...   Louis
Valerie Hobson	...   Edith
Joan Greenwood	...   Sibella
Alec Guinness	..... The Duke ..... The Banker ..... The Parson ..... The General ..... The Admiral ..... Young Ascoyne ..... Young Henry ..... Lady Agatha
with
Audrey Fildes	...   Mama
Miles Malleson	...   The Hangman
Clive Morton	...   The Prison Governor
Cecil Ramage	...   Crown Counsel
John Penrose	...   Lionel
Hugh Griffith	...   Lord High Steward
John Salew	...   Mr. Perkins
Eric Messiter	...   Burgoyne
Lyn Evans	...   The Farmer
Barbara Leake	...   The Schoolmistress
Peggy Ann Clifford	...   Maud
Anne Valery	...   The Girl in the Punt
Arthur Lowe	...   The Reporter

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