Movie Description
Le Banquet des Fraudeurs
(1952)Overview
Smuggler's Ball is the English-language title for this French-Belgian seriocomedy. The action takes place along the borders separating Belgium, Holland and France. It is here that the worldly Pierre (J. P. Kieran) carries on a profitable smuggling operation, all the while romancing Siska (Christian Lenier), the daughter of a local customs official. Various subplots and secondary characters weave in and out as the plotline guides the viewer through the WW II years. Towards the end, the story shifts gears when the Benelux Frontier Agreement eliminates all government regulations. The film's screenplay is by Charles Spaak, himself the descendant of a Belgian political family, and thus well-versed in bureaucracy and red tape.
Cast
Gabrielle Demeuse
Pierre
Siska van Moll
Jef - le délégué syndical
Le brigadier Achille Van Moll
Elsa Menzler
Hans
Moeder van Elsa
Dikke Charles
Le douanier Louis
Gus
Michel Demeuse
Kobi
Luitenant van de rijkswacht
Smokkelaar
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Facts
Original TitleLe Banquet des Fraudeurs
Status Released
Release Information
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1952-06-08
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 30m
Production CompaniesEFilm,Tevefilm
Genres
- Comedy
- Drama
