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.)
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Cast
22 people
Françoise Rosay
Cornelia
Known for
Bizarre, Bizarre
The Red Inn
Will Dohm
The Burgomaster
Also in
The Bath in the Barn
Opera Ball
Jacques Feyder
Charles Spaak
Harry Stradling Sr.
Paul Hartmann
The Duke of Olivares
Known for
The Haunted Castle
Robert A. Stemmle
Albert Lieven
Painter Johann Breughel
Known for
The Guns of Navarone
Bernard Zimmer
Paul Westermeier
The Butcher
Also in
The Devil's General
Dawn
Charlott Daudert
Siska
Also in
Come Back to Me
Der Etappenhase
Heinz Förster-Ludwig
The Baker
Also in
The Imaginary Invalid
Heart of Stone
Jacques Feyder Director · Charles Spaak Screenplay Louis Beydts Composer
First release January 15, 1936 · Produced in France, Germany · Production Films Sonores Tobis
Production
Tobis Tonbild Syndikat
Production
Films Sonores Tobis
Production
France · Germany
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Original title
Die klugen Frauen
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · January 15, 1936
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Austria
June 1, 1948 · re-release
Croatia
August 30, 1938
Slovenia
October 29, 1938
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