Variety, December 6th, 2004
French film director Philippe de Broca, whose offbeat 1966 antiwar comedy "King of Hearts" enjoyed years of American arthouse play after failing to engage French audiences, died Nov. 26 of cancer.
The director of more than 30 featureswas 71.
De Broca, who was born in Paris, celebrated his 71st birthday on the set of his final film, the children's-themed costumer "Viper in the Fist."
But he was too ill to promote the October 6 release which has passed the 1 million admissions mark.
The son of an industrialist descended from minor nobility, Philippe de Broca de Ferrussac infused all his fi...
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