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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.)
Jacques Feyder
Pierre Guerlais

Cornelia

The Burgomaster

The Duke of Olivares

Painter Johann Breughel

The Butcher

Siska

The Baker

The Baker's Wife

The Fishmonger

The Fishmonger's Wife

The Innkeeper

The Innkeeper's Wife