King of Hearts

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.