Smuggler's Ball

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 8, 1952

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French, Dutch

Countries

Belgium, Germany

Production

EFilm,Tevefilm

Cast

Daniel Ivernel,Karl John,Charles Mahieu,Kurt Großkurth,Jean-Pierre Kérien,Eva Ingeborg Scholz,Françoise Rosay,Robert Lussac,Christiane Lénier,André Valmyand 5 more

Director

Henri Storck

Writer

Charles Spaak

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0160028