Synopsis
During World War I, Scottish soldier Private Plumpick is sent on a mission to a village in the French countryside to disarm a bomb set by the retreating German army. Plumpick encounters a strange town occupied by the former residents of the local psychiatric hospital who escaped after the villagers deserted. Assuming roles like Bishop, Duke, barber, and circus ringmaster, they warmly accept the visitor as their King of Hearts. With his reconnaissance and bomb-defusing mission looming, Plumpick starts to prefer the acceptance of the insane locals over the insanity of the war raging outside.
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Movie Details
United Kingdom Releases: | June 8th, 2018 (Limited) |
Video Release: | April 10th, 2001 by MGM Video |
MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
Running Time: | 102 minutes |
Keywords: | World War I, Set in France, Mental Illness, Mental Hospital, 1910s |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Production Countries: | France, Italy |
Languages: | English, French, German |