Smuggler's Ball

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Françoise Rosay

Gabrielle Demeuse

Age : 82 | Popularity : 4%

Jean-Pierre Kérien

Pierre

Age : 71 | Popularity : 3%

Christiane Lénier

Siska van Moll

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Daniel Ivernel

Jef - le délégué syndical

Age : 81 | Popularity : 3%

Yves Deniaud

Le brigadier Achille Van Moll

Age : 57 | Popularity : 3%

Eva Ingeborg Scholz

Elsa Menzler

Age : 96 | Popularity : 11%

Karl John

Hans

Age : 72 | Popularity : 3%

Käthe Haack

Moeder van Elsa

Age : 88 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Writer	Charles Spaak
Directing	Director	Henri Storck
Department	Role	Name

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