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The King's Cake (1986)

Original title: La Galette du roi

1986-01-29 · 1h 30m · FR
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In this conventional, broadly comic farce of greed and royal matrimony, nearly bankrupt businessman Victor Harris is marrying Maria-Helena, a princess who comes with a dowry that is made up of one half of her island kingdom. Her father, the cowardly King Arnold III is counting on the money this marriage will bring him. The country is now almost bankrupt because of the king's gambling debts. As Harris and the king look forward to their illusory profits from the royal merger, other characters add some liveliness to the otherwise predictable story.

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Roland ToporWriterJean-Michel RibesDirector, Writer

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Jean RochefortJean RochefortArnold III of CorsalinaRoger HaninRoger HaninVictor HarrisJacques VilleretJacques VilleretUtte de DanemarkEddy MitchellEddy MitchellJo LongoPhilippe KhorsandPhilippe KhorsandClermontPauline LafontPauline LafontMaria-HelenaJean-Pierre BacriJean-Pierre BacriL'élégantClaude PiépluClaude PiépluLionel CostermanJess HahnJess HahnMorrisson - TV DirectorJean-François PerrierJean-François PerrierSalamanca y LeonChristine CittiChristine CittiIrina von StoffenBertie CortezBertie CortezBonhomme Scratch o'Scratch

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Genre affinityComedyDialogue densityComedyPacingShortDirector preference346941Actor preference197410 · 253564 · 201818Country preferenceFr

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What is The King's Cake about?

In this conventional, broadly comic farce of greed and royal matrimony, nearly bankrupt businessman Victor Harris is marrying Maria-Helena, a princess who comes with a dowry that is made up of one half of her island kingdom. Her father, the cowardly King Arnold III is counting on the money this marriage will bring him. The country is now almost bankrupt because of the king's gambling debts. As Harris and the king look forward to their illusory profits from the royal merger, other characters add some liveliness to the otherwise predictable story.

How long is The King's Cake?

The King's Cake has a runtime of 90 minutes.