Smuggler's Ball

4.8
19521h 30m

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.

Cast

Photo of Françoise Rosay

Françoise Rosay

Gabrielle Demeuse

Photo of Christiane Lénier

Christiane Lénier

Siska van Moll

Photo of Daniel Ivernel

Daniel Ivernel

Jef - le délégué syndical

Photo of Yves Deniaud

Yves Deniaud

Le brigadier Achille Van Moll

Photo of Käthe Haack

Käthe Haack

Moeder van Elsa

Photo of Kurt Großkurth

Kurt Großkurth

Dikke Charles

Photo of André Valmy

André Valmy

Le douanier Louis

Photo of Raymond Pellegrin

Raymond Pellegrin

Michel Demeuse

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