Movie

Carnival in Flanders

★ 9/10 · 1 votes 1936 1h 42m Released

ComedyHistoryRomance

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.)

Cast

Françoise Rosay Cornelia Will Dohm The Burgomaster Paul Hartmann The Duke of Olivares Albert Lieven Painter Johann Breughel Paul Westermeier The Butcher Charlott Daudert Siska