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.)
Cast
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