8.0IMDb43k votes
Directed by Robert Hamer
With Dennis Price · Alec Guinness · Joan Greenwood
the vibe
- 🌙 late-night friendly
- 🧠 intelligent
- 🧘 easy to follow
the story
A man seeks revenge on his aristocratic family by plotting to murder each member who blocks his inheritance.
the plot
contains spoilers
- louis d'ascoyne mazzini decides to take the family's dukedom by murdering eight people in the line of succession
- louis's mother elopes with an italian opera singer and is cut off from her aristocratic family
- the family refuses to let louis's mother be buried in the family mausoleum
- louis avenges his mother's death by attempting to murder every family member who stands between him and the fortune
- louis finds himself torn between his longtime love and the widow of one of his victims
awards & recognition
- Award Winner
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award.
- 5 wins & 3 nominations total.
where to watch
not on any of our streamers yet.
