Carnival in Flanders

Dec 3, 1935

1h 50m

★ 7.3

The Spanish soldiers were not as ruthless as they were depicted

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy

History

Romance

Production Companies

Société des films sonores Tobis

Carnival in Flanders Trailers

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Cast

Madame Burgomaster

Françoise Rosay

The Duke of Olivares

Jean Murat

The Burgomaster

André Alerme

The Fishmonger

Lyne Clevers

Siska

Micheline Cheirel

The Baker

Maryse Wendling

The Innkeeper

Ginette Gaubert

The Brewer

Marguerite Ducouret

The Priest

Louis Jouvet

Julien Breughel

Bernard Lancret

The Butcher

Alfred Adam

The Innkeeper

Pierre Labry

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