King of Hearts - BLU-RAY
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In the waning days of World War I, Scottish soldier Charles Plumpick (Alan Bates) draws the thankless job of locating and defusing a time bomb left in a small French town by retreating German forces. His mission faces compromise, however, as the village's only remaining occupants-the escaped residents of the insane asylum-want to crown Plumpick as their leader, rather than assist him. Philippe de Broca's beloved farce co-stars Genevieve Bujold, Pierre Brasseur, Adolfo Celi. 101 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack French; Subtitles English. In French with English subtitles.
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Blu-ray- GenreDramaDescriptionIn the waning days of World War I, Scottish soldier Charles Plumpick (Alan Bates) draws the thankless job of locating and defusing a time bomb left in a small French town by retreating German forces. His mission faces compromise, however, as the village's only remaining occupants-the escaped residents of the insane asylum-want to crown Plumpick as their leader, rather than assist him. Philippe de Broca's beloved farce co-stars Genevieve Bujold, Pierre Brasseur, Adolfo Celi. 101 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack French; Subtitles English. In French with English subtitles.TitleKing of HeartsFormatBlu-rayMPAA RatingNRStudioCohen Media Group
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In the waning days of World War I, Scottish soldier Charles Plumpick (Alan Bates) draws the thankless job of locating and defusing a time bomb left in a small French town by retreating German forces. His mission faces compromise, however, as the village's only remaining occupants-the escaped residents of the insane asylum-want to crown Plumpick as their leader, rather than assist him. Philippe de Broca's beloved farce co-stars Genevieve Bujold, Pierre Brasseur, Adolfo Celi. 101 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack French; Subtitles English. In French with English subtitles.
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