Carnival in Flanders
La Kermesse héroïque
Release: 1935-12-03
·Runtime: 110m
·★ 7.3
Comedy
History
Romance
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.
Production Countries
France
Production Companies
Société des films sonores Tobis
Cast
Micheline Cheirel
as Siska
Arthur Devère
as The Fishmonger
Alexander D'Arcy
as The Captain
Matt Mattox
as Dancer
Roger Legris
as The Merchant
Françoise Rosay
as Madame Burgomaster
Louis Jouvet
as The Priest
Alfred Adam
as The Butcher
Pierre Labry
as The Innkeeper
Paul Hartman
Jean Murat
as The Duke of Olivares
André Alerme
as The Burgomaster
Marguerite Ducouret
as The Brewer
Bernard Lancret
as Julien Breughel
Marcel Carpentier
as The Baker
Lyne Clevers
as The Fishmonger
