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King of Hearts
1966
Chosen to go into the French town of Marville and disconnect a bomb that the German army has planted. Bates stars as a Scottish soldier dispatched to a small French village where the only remaining inhabitants are the inmates of the local asylum. Moving classic comedy. Read more
| Starring | Pierre Brasseur, Jean-Claude Brialy, Genevieve Bujold, Adolfo Celi |
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| Director | Philippe de Broca |
| Genres | World Cinema |
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King of Hearts
Chosen to go into the French town of Marville and disconnect a bomb that the German army has planted. Bates stars as a Scottish soldier dispatched to a small French village where the only remaining inhabitants are the inmates of the local asylum. Moving classic comedy.
| Starring | Pierre Brasseur, Jean-Claude Brialy, Genevieve Bujold, Adolfo Celi, Julien Guiomar, Micheline Presle |
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| Director | Philippe de Broca |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: French |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: not available Production year: 1966 |
| Format | DVD |
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One of the lesser luminaries of the French New Wave, Philippe de Broca scored a cult hit with this atmospheric black comedy set during the First World War. Alan Bates is superb as the Scot who comes across a small town earmarked for blanket bombing. The satirical swipes at monarchy, patriotism and war are played down in favour of whimsical, if occasionally anarchic, comedy, as the townsfolk, each one a former asylum patient, urge Bates to become their king. The French cast is exceptional, with Pierre Brasseur, Jean-Claude Brialy and Michel Serrault the standout performers. Geneviève Bujold made her name as Coquelicot.
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One of the sleepers of all time in that, tried out in a small Boston cinema years after it flopped in the UK and in... read more on Time Out
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