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June 2019 marks the 70th anniversary of the original uk release of kind hearts coronets, the jewel in ealing studios' crown, and arguably one of the finest british films ever made'. '.strtoupper('t')o celebrate this anniversary studiocanal are releasing this stunning collector's edition as part of their vintage classics collection on june 24th 2019'. '.strtoupper('t')he collector's edition includes the restored film on blu ray, dvd plus booklet with contributions from ealing expert matthew sweet, art cards including original costume illustrations and theatrical poster.hailing from the golden age of ealing comedies passport to pimlico and whisky galore'! '.strtoupper('a')lso turn 70 this year kind hearts coronets stars dennis price as the debonair yet impoverished louis mazzini, the would be duke of chalfont whose mother was disinherited by her noble family, the d'ascoynes, for marrying beneath her'. '.strtoupper('w')hen her dying wish to be buried in the family crypt is refused, louis vows to avenge his mother and work his way up the family tree, by engaging in the gentle art of murder'. '.strtoupper('o')ne by one he attempts to kill off the eight successors that stand in the way of his becoming duke all played by alec guinness in an unforgettable tour de force performance.directed by robert hamer who co wrote the screenplay with john dighton kind hearts coronets also stars joan greenwood as the husky voiced siren sibella and valerie hobson as the refined and virtuous edith d'ascoyne, both of whom threaten to distract louis from his murderous quest.a wonderfully entertaining combination of biting class satire, hilarious farce and pitch black comedy, this story of a suave and elegant serial murderer is as sharp and funny today as ever.the 35mm nitrate original negative of kind hearts coronets was scanned in 4k resolution at 16bit by the bfi archive'. '.strtoupper('t')he resulting files were sent to silver salt restoration, for restoration and colour grading'. '.strtoupper('e')xtensive manual correction was carried out on a frame by frame basis to fix large dirt debris, warping, tears, scuffs and scratches'. '.strtoupper('i')t was colour corrected by senior colourist, steve bearman.extrasthe collector's edition includes the restored film on blu ray, dvd plus booklet, art cards and theatrical poster.once more with ealing a brand new featurette including interviews with filmmakers whit stillman, paul king, stephen woolley and critic peter bradshaw discussing their love for ealing and the brilliant legacy of kind hearts coronets audio commentary with terence davies, peter bradshaw and matthew guinness alternate us ending commentary john landis intro bfi's introducing ealing studios those british faces dennis price behind the scenes stills gallery costumes stills gallery