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Carnival in Flanders (1935)
Directed by Jacques Feyder
“The Spanish soldiers were not as ruthless as they were depicted”
Comedy, History, Romance · 1h 50m
Flanders, Hispanic Monarchy, 1616. The inhabitants of the small town of Boom are busy organizing the annual local festivities when the arrival of the Duke of Olivares, who rules the country on behalf of the King Philip III of Spain, is announced. While the male citizens cowardly surrender to panic like rats on a sinking ship, the brave female citizens, led by the bold wife of the burgomaster, decide to become the best hosts the Spaniards can ever meet.
Cast
Françoise Rosay
Madame Burgomaster
Jean Murat
The Duke of Olivares
André Alerme
The Burgomaster
L
Lyne Clevers
The Fishmonger
Micheline Cheirel
Siska
M
Maryse Wendling
The Baker
G
Ginette Gaubert
The Innkeeper
Marguerite Ducouret
The Brewer
Louis Jouvet
The Priest
Bernard Lancret
Julien Breughel
Alfred Adam
The Butcher
Pierre Labry
The Innkeeper
Crew
- Director
- Jacques Feyder
- Screenplay
- Robert A. Stemmle
- Novel
- Charles Spaak
- Director of Photography
- Harry Stradling Sr.
- Original Music Composer
- Louis Beydts
- Editor
- Jacques Brillouin
Details
- Original title
- La Kermesse héroïque
- Release date
- 1935-12-03
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Genres
- Comedy, History, Romance
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- French
- Countries
- France
- Production
- Société des films sonores Tobis