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.
as Gabrielle Demeuse
as Pierre
as Siska van Moll
as Jef - le délégué syndical
as Le brigadier Achille Van Moll
as Elsa Menzler
as Hans
as Moeder van Elsa
as Dikke Charles
as Le douanier Louis
as Gus
as Michel Demeuse
as Kobi
as Luitenant van de rijkswacht
as Smokkelaar
