Carnival in Flanders

Plot Summary

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.)

Top Cast

Françoise Rosay Cornelia

Will Dohm The Burgomaster

Paul Hartmann The Duke of Olivares

Albert Lieven Painter Johann Breughel

Paul Westermeier The Butcher