Carnival in Flanders

Carnival in Flanders

102 mins | Comedy, Romance, History | Jan. 15, 1936

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, the brave female citizens decide to become the best hosts the Spaniards can ever meet. (German version of the French film La Kermesse héroïque, 1935.)

Carnival in Flanders

102 mins | Comedy, Romance, History | Jan. 15, 1936

Carnival in Flanders
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, the brave female citizens decide to become the best hosts the Spaniards can ever meet. (German version of the French film La Kermesse héroïque, 1935.)
Producers Tobis Tonbild Syndikat
Original title Die klugen Frauen
Directors Jacques Feyder, Marcel Carné
Writers Jacques Feyder, Charles Spaak

Cast

Françoise Rosay

as Cornelia

Will Dohm

as The Burgomaster

Paul Hartmann

as The Duke of Olivares

Albert Lieven

as Painter Johann Breughel

Paul Westermeier

as The Butcher

Charlott Daudert

as Siska

Heinz Förster-Ludwig

as The Baker

Erika Helmke

as The Baker's Wife

Hans Henninger

as The Fishmonger

Carsta Löck

as The Fishmonger's Wife

Wilhelm Gombert

as The Innkeeper

Trude Marlen

as The Innkeeper's Wife

Willem Holsboer

as The Priest

Werner Scharf

as 1st Spanish Officer

Wolfgang Klein

as 2nd Spanish Officer

Maryse Wendling

as The Brewer's Wife

Paul Walker

as The Dwarf