
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, the brave female citizens decide to become the best hosts the Spaniards can ever meet. (German version of the French film La Kermesse héroïque, 1935.)
Cornelia

The Burgomaster

The Duke of Olivares

Painter Johann Breughel

The Butcher

Siska

The Baker
The Baker's Wife
The Fishmonger
The Fishmonger's Wife

The Innkeeper
The Innkeeper's Wife

The Priest
1st Spanish Officer

2nd Spanish Officer

The Brewer's Wife
The Dwarf