Carnival in Flanders
“The Spanish soldiers were not as ruthless as they were depicted”
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.
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Cast
20 people
Françoise Rosay
Madame Burgomaster
Known for
Bizarre, Bizarre
The Red Inn
Jean Murat
The Duke of Olivares
Known for
The Possessors
André Alerme
The Burgomaster
Also in
Le Dolmen tragique
The Blue Veil
Lyne Clevers
The Fishmonger
Also in
Whirlpool
The Great Game
Micheline Cheirel
Siska
Known for
La Belle Équipe
Hold Back the Dawn
Maryse Wendling
The Baker
Also in
Carnival in Flanders
Ginette Gaubert
The Innkeeper
Also in
L'Enfant du Danube
Dernière heure
Marguerite Ducouret
The Brewer
Also in
A Cage of Nightingales
Strangers in the House
Louis Jouvet
The Priest
Known for
Jenny Lamour
Hôtel du Nord
Bernard Lancret
Julien Breughel
Known for
Le Corbeau
Alfred Adam
The Butcher
Known for
The Stranger
The President
Pierre Labry
The Innkeeper
Known for
The Devil's Envoys
The Story of a Cheat
Jacques Feyder Director · Robert A. Stemmle Screenplay Charles Spaak Author
United States release September 22, 1936 · Produced in France, Germany · Original title La Kermesse héroïque
Production
Société des films sonores Tobis
Production
France · Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original title
La Kermesse héroïque
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · December 3, 1935
Theatrical
United States · September 22, 1936
Theatrical
Denmark
January 28, 1937 · Theatrical
Finland
March 7, 1937 · Theatrical
France
November 15, 2025 · Digital · France•tv
November 15, 2025 · TV · France•3
Italy
August 19, 1936 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
January 2, 1937 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 21, 1936 · Theatrical
Spain
January 24, 1936 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 24, 1936 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 10, 1938 · Premiere
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