In prison awaiting execution the next morning, Louis, the 10th Duke of Chalfont, puts down on paper the events that led him to his current situation. His mother has been banished from her family, the D'Ascoynes, after she married Louis' father, who was considered far beneath her. After her death, the D'Ascoynes refused permission for her to be buried in the family crypt. Louis then plots his revenge, and kills all those ahead of him in the succession until he becomes the Duke... (Full plot summary below)
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In prison awaiting execution the next morning, Louis, the 10th Duke of Chalfont, puts down on paper the events that led him to his current situation. His mother has been banished from her family, the D'Ascoynes, after she married Louis' father, who was considered far beneath her. After her death, the D'Ascoynes refused permission for her to be buried in the family crypt. Louis then plots his revenge, and kills all those ahead of him in the succession until he becomes the Duke. Along the way, he becomes involved with the married Sibelia who, when spurned, makes sure he ends up in prison. The day before his execution, Sibelia recants her testimony, saving him not only from the gallows, but also sets him free. Once outside the prison however, he realizes he's forgotten one little thing.
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| DVDJournal.comMark BourneIt was Voltaire, probably, who said that if Alec Guinness did not exist it would be necessary for Ealing Studios to invent him. |
| Time OutGeoff AndrewIt's a brilliantly cynical film without a hint of middle-class guilt or bitterness. |
| Total FilmPhilip KempRobert Hamer's poised direction chimes perfectly with his Edwardian setting, and the Wildean wit of Price's voice-over is an unfailing delight. |
| Time OutBen WaltersAt once a witty comedy of manners, a grotesque serial-killer caper and an acerbic satire on the class system. |
| Needcoffee.comWidgett WallsSick, twisted and over the top--in a word: delicious. |
| BBC.comWilliam GallagherIt's a treat to have a comedy as involving as a drama. |
| Little White LiesPaul M. BradshawTechnically brilliant and savagely funny, serial killing has never looked so much fun. |
| Observer (UK)Philip FrenchHamer had a particular liking for the late-Victorian/Edwardian world and was a great Francophile. |
| Common Sense MediaM. FaustA comedic gem featuring the incomparable Sir Alec Guinness. |
| Chicago ReaderDave KehrRobert Hamer's 1949 film is often cited as the definitive black, eccentric British comedy, yet it's several cuts better than practically anything else in the genre. |
