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The Lion of Flanders

Original title: De leeuw van Vlaanderen
  • 1984
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
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Josine van Dalsum in The Lion of Flanders (1984)
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A tale centered on the Battle of the Golden Spurs in 1302 where the Flemish rank and file won a major victory over the glorious French knights.A tale centered on the Battle of the Golden Spurs in 1302 where the Flemish rank and file won a major victory over the glorious French knights.A tale centered on the Battle of the Golden Spurs in 1302 where the Flemish rank and file won a major victory over the glorious French knights.

  • Director
    • Hugo Claus
  • Writers
    • Hugo Claus
    • Hendrik Conscience
  • Stars
    • Frank Aendenboom
    • Theu Boermans
    • Jan Decleir
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    775
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Hugo Claus
    • Writers
      • Hugo Claus
      • Hendrik Conscience
    • Stars
      • Frank Aendenboom
      • Theu Boermans
      • Jan Decleir
    • 8User reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Jan Decleir in The Lion of Flanders (1984)
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    Jan Decleir in The Lion of Flanders (1984)
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    Jan Decleir and Julien Schoenaerts in The Lion of Flanders (1984)
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    Jan Decleir in The Lion of Flanders (1984)

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    Frank Aendenboom
    Frank Aendenboom
    • Robrecht van Bethune
    Theu Boermans
    • Jacques de Chatillon, comte de Leuze
    Jan Decleir
    Jan Decleir
    • Jan Breydel
    Julien Schoenaerts
    • Pieter De Coninck
    Josine van Dalsum
    • Koningin Johanna van Navarra
    Hans Boskamp
    • St.Pol
    Chris Boni
    • Moeder Breydel
    Jules Croiset
    • Robert d'Artois
    Jo De Meyere
    Jo De Meyere
    • Bauden de Vos
    Hans De Munter
    Hans De Munter
    • Adolf van Nieuwland
    • (as Hans de Munter)
    Ilma De witte
    • Zwarte Hertogin
    Herbert Flack
    Herbert Flack
    • Willem Van Gullik
    Maxim Hamel
    Maxim Hamel
    • De Valois
    Patricia Linden
    • Machteld
    Robert Marcel
    • Gwijde van Vlaanderen
    John Massis
    • Emile Leroux (beul)
    Ischa Meijer
    Ischa Meijer
    • De Nogaret
    Peter te Nuyl
    • Koning Filips
    • Director
      • Hugo Claus
    • Writers
      • Hugo Claus
      • Hendrik Conscience
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    • Trivia
      To check who is French and who is Flemish, people were asked to say the phrase "schild en vriend". That way, the Flemish knew only to kill those who pronounce the phrase with a French accent. This doesn't really work in the film though, seen as the French people in the movie speak Dutch with perfectly normal Flemish or Dutch accents.
    • Goofs
      The eyes of a dead French knight follow the pitbull in front of him.
    • Alternate versions
      The restored and DVD version is slightly different than the earlier cinema and TV versions: The close shot in which Robrecht van Bethune decapitates De Chatillon with his sword, has been cut down with a couple of frames in the restored and DVD version. In the earlier releases you could clearly see that it was a dummy head being chopped off.

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    3/10
    A failure.
    Low budget doesn't have to mean a bad film but in this case it unfortunately does. Looks like a TV production, is (mostly) poorly acted and badly scripted, with only a passing attention to historical detail or any kind of accuracy. The subject matter deserves much better.
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    • thesaurusuk
    • Nov 23, 2021

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 14, 1985 (Netherlands)
    • Countries of origin
      • Belgium
      • Netherlands
    • Language
      • Dutch
    • Also known as
      • Фландрский лев
    • Filming locations
      • Beersel, Belgium
    • Production companies
      • Belgische Radio en Televisie (BRT)
      • Katholieke Radio Omroep (KRO)
      • Kunst en Kino
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    • Budget
      • BEF 65,000,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.75 : 1

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