Kind Hearts and Coronets (Original title)Noblesse Oblige (Alternative title)
Dates: 1949 (Copyright), 01 August 1949 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Robert Hamer
Synopsis: Period comedy. In Edwardian times Louis Mazzini, the poor relation of a noble family, vows vengeance on them for the treatment of his mother. He murders the eight heirs who stand between him and the Dukedom. He marries the widow of one of his victims, but his former lover successfully accuses him of a murder he did not commit. A last minute reprieve is spoiled by his having left his memoirs in prison.
Genres: Comedy, Crime
Subjects: Homicide, Wills, Family
Releases
Date: 21 June 1949Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 106 mins Length: 9529 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: General Film Distributors
Date: February 2019Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 106 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(32)
Accessible materials to view(7)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 9541 FeetStock date: 1966BFI identifier: C-85126
Status: Viewing - Access to film print is subject to clearance (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 9549 FeetBFI identifier: C-85127
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedLength: 9542 FeetStock date: 1999Stock date: 2001BFI identifier: C-1109897
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 101.54 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1145411
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 101.54 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1145410
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedLength: 9541 FeetBFI identifier: C-1109896
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-636578
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Digital materials(3)
Description: DPXBFI identifier: N-3616509
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: WAVBFI identifier: N-3625060
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-636578
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Video materials(4)
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-592143
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 101.54 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1145411
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 101.54 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1145410
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: HD Cam SRBFI identifier: C-1594744
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Film materials(25)
Description: 17.5mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 1560 FeetBFI identifier: C-1567042
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1234306
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 9541 FeetStock date: 1966BFI identifier: C-85126
Status: Viewing - Access to film print is subject to clearance (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 9549 FeetBFI identifier: C-85127
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedLength: 9542 FeetStock date: 1999Stock date: 2001BFI identifier: C-1109897
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedLength: 9541 FeetBFI identifier: C-1109896
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 9556 FeetStock date: 1978BFI identifier: C-85134
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: MixedLength: 9540 FeetStock date: 1978BFI identifier: C-85135
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 133 FeetStock date: 1950BFI identifier: C-1567174
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 7680 FeetStock date: 1949BFI identifier: C-1568070
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 9542 FeetStock date: 1949BFI identifier: C-85136
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 9542 FeetStock date: 1949BFI identifier: C-1561695
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 136 FeetBFI identifier: C-1567173
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 4300 FeetStock date: 1949BFI identifier: C-85125
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 9540 FeetStock date: 1948Stock date: 1993BFI identifier: C-1561693
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 9542 FeetStock date: 1949BFI identifier: C-1561694
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 7990 FeetBFI identifier: C-1567043
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 91 FeetStock date: 1949BFI identifier: C-1567172
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 110 FeetStock date: 1948BFI identifier: C-1567191
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 50 FeetStock date: 1949BFI identifier: C-1567192
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 9300 FeetStock date: 1949BFI identifier: C-1568071
Status: Master - Location of material is under review
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 100 FeetStock date: 1946BFI identifier: C-1600177
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 100 FeetStock date: 1945BFI identifier: C-1600176
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm PositiveBase: SafetyBFI identifier: C-85130
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm PositiveBase: NitrateBFI identifier: C-85131
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Dates: 1949 (Copyright), 01 August 1949 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Robert Hamer
Synopsis: Period comedy. In Edwardian times Louis Mazzini, the poor relation of a noble family, vows vengeance on them for the treatment of his mother. He murders the eight heirs who stand between him and the Dukedom. He marries the widow of one of his victims, but his former lover successfully accuses him of a murder he did not commit. A last minute reprieve is spoiled by his having left his memoirs in prison.
Genres: Comedy, Crime
Subjects: Homicide, Wills, Family
Releases
Date: 21 June 1949Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 106 mins Length: 9529 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: General Film Distributors
Date: February 2019Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 106 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(32)
Accessible materials to view(7)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 9541 FeetStock date: 1966BFI identifier: C-85126
Status: Viewing - Access to film print is subject to clearance (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 9549 FeetBFI identifier: C-85127
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedLength: 9542 FeetStock date: 1999Stock date: 2001BFI identifier: C-1109897
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 101.54 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1145411
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 101.54 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1145410
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedLength: 9541 FeetBFI identifier: C-1109896
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-636578
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Digital materials(3)
Description: DPXBFI identifier: N-3616509
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: WAVBFI identifier: N-3625060
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-636578
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Video materials(4)
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-592143
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 101.54 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1145411
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 101.54 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1145410
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: HD Cam SRBFI identifier: C-1594744
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Film materials(25)
Description: 17.5mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 1560 FeetBFI identifier: C-1567042
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1234306
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 9541 FeetStock date: 1966BFI identifier: C-85126
Status: Viewing - Access to film print is subject to clearance (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 9549 FeetBFI identifier: C-85127
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedLength: 9542 FeetStock date: 1999Stock date: 2001BFI identifier: C-1109897
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedLength: 9541 FeetBFI identifier: C-1109896
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 9556 FeetStock date: 1978BFI identifier: C-85134
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: MixedLength: 9540 FeetStock date: 1978BFI identifier: C-85135
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 133 FeetStock date: 1950BFI identifier: C-1567174
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 7680 FeetStock date: 1949BFI identifier: C-1568070
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 9542 FeetStock date: 1949BFI identifier: C-85136
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 9542 FeetStock date: 1949BFI identifier: C-1561695
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 136 FeetBFI identifier: C-1567173
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 4300 FeetStock date: 1949BFI identifier: C-85125
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 9540 FeetStock date: 1948Stock date: 1993BFI identifier: C-1561693
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 9542 FeetStock date: 1949BFI identifier: C-1561694
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 7990 FeetBFI identifier: C-1567043
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 91 FeetStock date: 1949BFI identifier: C-1567172
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 110 FeetStock date: 1948BFI identifier: C-1567191
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 50 FeetStock date: 1949BFI identifier: C-1567192
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 9300 FeetStock date: 1949BFI identifier: C-1568071
Status: Master - Location of material is under review
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 100 FeetStock date: 1946BFI identifier: C-1600177
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 100 FeetStock date: 1945BFI identifier: C-1600176
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm PositiveBase: SafetyBFI identifier: C-85130
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm PositiveBase: NitrateBFI identifier: C-85131
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status