| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Geneviève Bujold |
Coquelicot
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| Alan Bates |
Pvt. Charles Plumpick
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| Jean-Claude Brialy |
The Duke--Le Duc de Trefle
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| Julien Guiomar |
Bishop Daisy--Monseigneur Marguerite
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| Micheline Presle |
Mme. Eglantine
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| Pierre Brasseur |
Gen. Geranium
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| Michel Serrault |
Hairdresser
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| Françoise Christophe |
The Duchess
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| Jacques Balutin |
Mac Fish
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| Genevieve Bujold |
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| Adulfo Celi |
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| Francoise Christophe |
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| Julien "Guiomar |
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| Adolfo Celi |
Col. Alexander MacBibenbrook
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| Palau |
Alberic
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Drama |
| Director |
Philippe de Broca |
| Producer |
Philippe de Broca; Jacques Juranville |
| Writer |
Daniel Boulanger; Maurice Bessy |
| Studio |
MGM / UA |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
Unrated |
| Running Time |
101 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
| IMDb Rating |
7.1 |
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| Plot |
| This film was a touchstone of the late 1960s, when it was seen as an antiwar allegory for a world in which madness seemed to reign. Of course, that would probably be true whenever this movie was shown, wouldn't it? Directed by Philippe de Broca and set during World War I, King of Hearts stars Alan Bates as a Scottish soldier separated from his unit in France. He wanders into a small French village that has been abandoned by its residents in the face of oncoming combat. Instead, the town is populated by the residents of a nearby insane asylum, whose keepers have fled--a fact that escapes the innocent soldier, who assumes these are the regular folks. A film that celebrates the innocence and wisdom of the insane, even as it questions who the real madmen are. --Marshall Fine |
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| Product Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
Widescreen 2.35:1 Color |
| Layers |
Single side, Single layer |
| UPC |
027616860415 |
| Chapters |
16 |
| Release Date |
2004 |
| Subtitles |
English; French; Spanish |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Mono |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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| Color Closed-captioned Widescreen |
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