The King of Hearts Movie Review 1966

In WWI, a Scottish soldier finds a battle-torn French town evacuated of all occupants except a colorful collection of escaped lunatics from a nearby asylum. The lunatics want to make him their king, which is not a bad alternative to the insanity of war. Bujold is cute as ballerina wanna-be; look for Serrault ("La Cage aux Folles") as, not surprisingly, a effeminate would-be hairdresser. Light-hearted comedy with a serious message; definitely worthwhile.

Distribution

CBS/Fox Video, 1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, Phone: (212)373-4800, Toll-free: 800-800-4369, Fax: (212)373-4803, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 101 minutes.
Originally from French, British, Italian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Satire & Parody, World War I, Sanity Check, Anti-War War Movies, Lovable Loonies

Screenplay

Daniel Boulanger

Cast

Alan Bates, Genevieve Bujold, Adolfo Celi, Francoise Christophe, Micheline Presle, Michel Serrault, Julien Guiomar, Pierre Brasseur, Jean-Claude Brialy, Pier Paola Capponi, Jacques Balutin, Marc Dudicourt, Daniel Boulanger

Cinematography

Pierre Lhomme

Director

Philippe de Broca

Music

Georges Delerue

Producer

United Artists, Fildebroc, Montoro