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Smuggler's Ball (1952)

Original title: Le Banquet des Fraudeurs

1952-06-08 · 1h 30m · FR
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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.

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Charles SpaakWriterHenri StorckDirector

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Françoise RosayFrançoise RosayGabrielle DemeuseJean-Pierre KérienJean-Pierre KérienPierreChristiane LénierChristiane LénierSiska van MollDaniel IvernelDaniel IvernelJef - le délégué syndicalYves DeniaudYves DeniaudLe brigadier Achille Van MollEva Ingeborg ScholzEva Ingeborg ScholzElsa MenzlerKarl JohnKarl JohnHansKäthe HaackKäthe HaackMoeder van ElsaKurt GroßkurthKurt GroßkurthDikke CharlesAndré ValmyAndré ValmyLe douanier LouisArthur DevèreArthur DevèreGusRaymond PellegrinRaymond PellegrinMichel Demeuse

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Genre affinityComedy · DramaDialogue densityComedy · DramaPacingShortDirector preference604344Actor preference295215 · 254822 · 453384Country preferenceBe

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What is Smuggler's Ball about?

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.

How long is Smuggler's Ball?

Smuggler's Ball has a runtime of 90 minutes.