King of Hearts

1h 42min

Comedy

Drama

War

An ornithologist mistaken for an explosives expert is sent alone into a small French town during WWI to investigate a garbled report from the resistance about a bomb which the departing Germans have set to blow up a weapons cache.

Production Companies

Fildebroc

Les Productions Artistes Associés

Compagnia Cinematografica Montoro

Cast

Alan Bates

Alan Bates

Charles Plumpick
Pierre Brasseur

Pierre Brasseur

General Géranium
Michel Serrault

Michel Serrault

Monsieur Marcel
Jean-Claude Brialy

Jean-Claude Brialy

Duke of Clover
Adolfo Celi

Adolfo Celi

Schottischer Colonel
Micheline Presle

Micheline Presle

Madame Eva aka Madame Eglantine
Philippe de Broca

Philippe de Broca

Adolf Hitler
Julien Guiomar

Julien Guiomar

Monseigneur Marguerite
Pier Paolo Capponi

Pier Paolo Capponi

English officer
Marc Dudicourt

Marc Dudicourt

Lieutenant Hamburger
Georges Adet

Georges Adet

Madman-doctor (uncredited
Jackie Blanchot

Jackie Blanchot

'Le Gabalou' (uncredited)
Robert Blome

Robert Blome

Madman (uncredited)
Jean-Marie Bon

Jean-Marie Bon

Madman (uncredited)
Daniel Boulanger

Daniel Boulanger

Colonel Helmut von Krack (uncredited)
Philippe Bruneau

Philippe Bruneau

Academician (uncredited)
Paul Faivre

Paul Faivre

Hairdresser (uncredited)
Georges Guéret

Georges Guéret

Soldier with Mac Fish (uncredited)
Louis Jojot

Louis Jojot

Gontrand (uncredited)
Jacques Mauclair

Jacques Mauclair

Mayor (uncredited)
Daniel Prévost

Daniel Prévost

General Vallemat (uncredited)
Yves Robert

Yves Robert

General Baderna (uncredited)
Sabine Sun

Sabine Sun

'Mimi la Rose' (uncredited)
Sylvain

Sylvain

'Le suisse' (uncredited)
Eric Vasberg

Eric Vasberg

Soldier with Mac Fish (uncredited)

Release date

21st Dec 1966

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Français, Deutsch