''The Smugglers' Banquet'' (french: Le Banquet des fraudeurs) is a 1952 Belgian crime film directed by

Henri Storck Henri Storck (5 September 1907 – 17 September 1999) was a Belgian writer, filmmaker and documentarist. In 1933, he directed, with Joris Ivens, ''Misère au Borinage'', a film about the miners in the Borinage area. In 1938, with Andre Thirifays ...

. It was entered into the

1952 Cannes Film Festival The 5th Cannes Film Festival was held from 23 April to 10 May 1952. As in the previous three festivals, the entire jury of this festival was made up of French persons, with Maurice Genevoix as the Jury President. The Grand Prix of the Festival ...

Cast

In alphabetical order *

Marguerite Daulboys Marguerite may refer to: People * Marguerite (given name), including a list of people with the name Places *Marguerite, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community *Marguerite Bay, Antarctic Peninsula * Marguerite Island, Adélie Land, Antarctica ...

* Yves Deniaud – Van Mol *

Arthur Devère Arthur Devère (24 June 1883 – 23 September 1961) was a Belgian film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1913 and 1956. Selected filmography * ''L'agent Rigolo et son chien policier'' (1913) * ''Flup chasseur'' (1920) * ''L ...

– Fabriekskoncierge * Marthe Dua * Fred Engelen – Douane-lieutenant * Ludzer Eringa – Nederlandse Burgemeester *

Paul Frankeur Paul Frankeur (29 June 1905 - 27 October 1974) was a French actor who appeared in films by Jacques Tati (''Jour de fête'') and Luis Buñuel (''The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie'' and ''The Phantom of Liberty''). He was sometimes credited a ...

– Auguste Demeuse *

Kurt Großkurth Kurt Großkurth (or Grosskurth; 11 May 1909 – 29 May 1975) was a German actor and singer. Biography Grosskurth was born in Langenselbold, Germany, in 1909. He grew up in Rhineland-Palatinate. In the 1920s, he followed his father's wish and we ...

– Dikke Charles *

Käthe Haack Käthe Haack (born Käte Lisbeth Minna Sophie Isolde Haack; 11 August 1897 – 5 May 1986) was a German stage and film actress. She appeared in more than 200 films and 30 television productions between 1915 and 1985. Life and career Käte Li ...

– Moeder van Elsa *

Gert Günther Hoffmann Gert Günther Hoffmann (21 February 1929 – 17 November 1997) was a German actor and director. He achieved fame in German film and television as a voice actor in dubbing. He was the official voice of Sean Connery in the German language, as wel ...

* Daniel Ivernel – Jef * Karl John – Hans *

Jean-Pierre Kérien Jean-Pierre Kérien (15 March 1912 – 9 April 1984) was a French film actor. He appeared in 40 films between 1937 and 1979. Filmography References External links * 1912 births 1984 deaths French male film actors 20th-century Fr ...

– Pierre * Christiane Lénier – Siska van Moll *

Robert Lussac The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

– Smokkelaar *

Charles Mahieu Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "f ...

– Lieutenant van de rijkswacht * Mia Mendelson * Maryse Paillet – Kobi *

Raymond Pellegrin Raymond Pellegrin (1 January 1925 – 14 October 2007) was a French actor. Born in Nice, Pellegrin made his screen debut in the 1945 French feature '' Naïs''. He was also famous in France for dubbing Jean Marais for the voice of Fantômas ...

– Michel Demeuse * Sylvain Poons – Vrachtwagenbestuurder * Françoise Rosay – Gabrielle Demeuse *

Eva Ingeborg Scholz Eva Ingeborg Scholz (16 February 1928 – 21 March 2022) was a German film and television actress. Biography Eva Ingeborg Scholz made her debut in the title role of the 1948 film ''1-2-3 Corona'' and appeared regularly in films over the follow ...

– Elsa Menzler * André Valmy – Le douanier Louis * Edgar Willy – Arbeider

References

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* 1952 films 1950s French-language films 1952 crime films Belgian black-and-white films Films directed by Henri Storck Belgian crime films French-language Belgian films {{1950s-crime-film-stub