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.)

Genre: Comedy, History, Romance

Stars: Françoise Rosay, Will Dohm, Paul Hartmann, Albert Lieven, Paul Westermeier, Charlott Daudert

Crew: Pierre Guerlais (Producer), Jacques Feyder (Screenplay), Hans Nerking (Production Manager), Louis Beydts (Original Music Composer), Charles Spaak (Screenplay), Wolfgang Wehrum (Editor)

Country: France, Germany

Language: Deutsch

Studio: Tobis Tonbild Syndikat

Runtime: 102 minutes

Quality: HD

Released: Jan 15, 1936

IMDb: 10

Keywords:countryside, based on novel or book, flanders, social satire, 17th century, popular festivity, hispanic monarchy (spanish empire), eighty years' war, spanish black legend

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