King of Hearts
Original Title
Le Roi de Coeur- Director: Philippe de Broca
- Writer: Daniel Boulanger; Maurice Bessy
- Producer: Philippe de Broca; Michelle de Broca
CGiii Comment
During the latter part of World War I, Private Charles Plumpick is chosen to go into the French town of Marville and disconnect a bomb that the German army has planted. However, Charles is chased by some Germans and finds himself holed up at the local insane asylum, where the inmates are convinced that he is the 'King of Hearts.' Feeling obligated to help the inmates, Charles attempts to lead them out of town, but they are afraid to leave and frolic about the streets in gay costumes. Will Charles be able to deactivate the bomb in time and save his newfound friends?
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Cast & Characters
Pierre Brasseur as Le General Geranium;
Jean-Claude Brialy as Le Duc de Trefle;
Genevieve Bujold as Coquelicot;
Adolfo Celi as Le Colonel Alexander MacBibenbrook;
Francoise Christophe as La Duchesse;
Julien Guiomar as Monseigneur Marguerite;
Micheline Presle as Madame Eva alias Madame Eglantine;
Michel Serrault as Monsieur Marcel;
Alan Bates as Le soldat Charles Plumpick alias le roi de coeur;
Palau as Alberic;
Jacques Balutin as Mac Fish;
Pier Paolo Capponi as Un officier anglais;
Madeleine Clervanne as Brunehaut;
Marc Dudicourt as Le Lieutenant Hamburger;
Georges Adet as L'aliene-docteur