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The King of Hearts

film by Broca [1966]
Also known as: “Le Roi de coeur”
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The film Le Roi de cœur (1966), known in English as The King of Hearts, was directed by Philippe de Broca. Broca was a French film director celebrated for his eccentric and irreverent comedies, often featuring enthusiastic execution and technical skill. While influenced by the French New Wave, Broca diverged to focus on humorous depictions of nonconformist characters and their peculiar predicaments. The King of Hearts is described as an antiwar film where asylum inmates take over a deserted village during wartime and elect a British soldier as their king. It has maintained popularity as a cult film.1

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  1. Philippe de Broca
  2. Henry King

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