Smuggler's Ball

Smuggler's Ball by Henri Storck

4.80

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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Cast

Françoise Rosay

Françoise Rosay as Gabrielle Demeuse

Jean-Pierre Kérien

Jean-Pierre Kérien as Pierre

Christiane Lénier

Christiane Lénier as Siska van Moll

Daniel Ivernel

Daniel Ivernel as Jef - le délégué syndical

Yves Deniaud

Yves Deniaud as Le brigadier Achille Van Moll

Eva Ingeborg Scholz

Eva Ingeborg Scholz as Elsa Menzler

Karl John

Karl John as Hans

Käthe Haack

Käthe Haack as Moeder van Elsa

Kurt Großkurth

Kurt Großkurth as Dikke Charles

André Valmy

André Valmy as Le douanier Louis

Arthur Devère

Arthur Devère as Gus

Raymond Pellegrin

Raymond Pellegrin as Michel Demeuse

Maryse Paillet

Maryse Paillet as Kobi

Charles Mahieu

Charles Mahieu as Luitenant van de rijkswacht

Robert Lussac

Robert Lussac as Smokkelaar

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