Released:
1936-01-15

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, 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.)

Director:
Jacques Feyder

Runtime:
1h 42min

Genre:
Comedy, History, Romance

• Cast:
• 
  Françoise Rosay
  as
  Cornelia
• 
  Will Dohm
  as
  The Burgomaster
• 
  Paul Hartmann
  as
  The Duke of Olivares
• 
  Albert Lieven
  as
  Painter Johann Breughel
• 
  Paul Westermeier
  as
  The Butcher