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Smuggler's Ball

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.

Top Cast

  • Françoise Rosay

    Françoise Rosay

    Gabrielle Demeuse

  • Jean-Pierre Kérien

    Jean-Pierre Kérien

    Pierre

  • Christiane Lénier

    Christiane Lénier

    Siska van Moll

  • Daniel Ivernel

    Daniel Ivernel

    Jef - le délégué syndical

  • Yves Deniaud

    Yves Deniaud

    Le brigadier Achille Van Moll

  • Eva Ingeborg Scholz

    Eva Ingeborg Scholz

    Elsa Menzler

  • Karl John

    Karl John

    Hans

  • Käthe Haack

    Käthe Haack

    Moeder van Elsa

  • Kurt Großkurth

    Kurt Großkurth

    Dikke Charles

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.

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