King of Hearts (1966)

Original title

Le Roi de cœur

Directed by

Philippe de Broca

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

U

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 83 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Near the end of World War I, a lone Scottish soldier is sent to defuse a bomb left by retreating German forces in a small French town. But the locals have fled, and a group of asylum patients has taken over, creating a topsy-turvy situation that baffles the soldier.

whimsicalquirkylight-heartedabsurdistplayfulgentlewarmoffbeat

What happens

King of Hearts (original French title: Le Roi de cœur) is a 1966 French/Italian international co-production comedy-drama film directed by Philippe de Broca and starring Alan Bates and Geneviève Bujold. The film is set in a small town in France near the end of World War I. As the Imperial German Army retreats, they booby trap the whole town to explode. The locals flee and, left to their own devices, a gaggle of cheerful lunatics escape the asylum and take over the town — thoroughly confusing the lone Scottish soldier who has been dispatched to defuse the bomb. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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