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 like rats on a sinking ship, the brave female citizens, led by the bold wife of the burgomaster, decide to become the best hosts the Spaniards can ever meet.
Directing | Jacques Feyder | Director |
Writing | Bernard Zimmer | Dialogue |
Camera | Harry Stradling Sr. | Director of Photography |
Sound | Louis Beydts | Original Music Composer |
Directing | Charles Barrois | Assistant Director |
Directing | Marcel Carné | Assistant Director |
Camera | Louis Page | Camera Operator |
Camera | André Thomas | Camera Operator |
Art | Lazare Meerson | Production Design |
Writing | Robert A. Stemmle | Screenplay |
Editing | Jacques Brillouin | Editor |
Sound | Hermann Storr | Sound Engineer |
Costume & Make-Up | Georges K. Benda | Costume Designer |
Production | Pierre Guerlais | Production Director |
Writing | Charles Spaak | Novel |