Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) – Filming Locations
Comedy / Crime · Directed by Robert Hamer · Starring Dennis Price, Joan Greenwood
When his mother eloped with an Italian opera singer, Louis Mazzini was cut off from her aristocratic family. After the family refuses to let her be buried in the family mausoleum, Louis avenges his mother's death by attempting to murder every family member who stands between himself and the family fortune. But when he finds himself torn between his longtime love and the widow of one of his victims, his plans go awry.
Where was Kind Hearts and Coronets filmed?
- London, United Kingdom, London – Opening scenes establishing Dennis Price's character and backstory in London. The film opens with London street scenes and interiors establishing the protagonist's life and the family's history in the capital
- Denham, United Kingdom, Denham – Various interior scenes and controlled exterior sequences. The renowned British film studio provided sound stages for interior scenes and controlled exterior sets used throughout production
- Surrey, United Kingdom, Surrey – Exterior shots of the D'Ascoyne estates and countryside sequences. The Surrey and surrounding Home Counties locations provided the picturesque countryside settings for the various D'Ascoyne family estates
- Brighton, United Kingdom, Brighton – Seaside location sequences. The Brighton coastal setting provided distinctive location work for certain outdoor sequences in the film