The Lion of Flanders (1985)
De leeuw van Vlaanderen
The story takes place in 14th-century Flanders, a region suffering under the oppressive and bloody occupation of the French King, Philip the Fair. Tensions between the arrogant French nobility and the proud Flemish guilds reach a boiling point. Following the bloody uprising known as the Bruges Matins, an armed conflict becomes inevitable.Without their imprisoned leader, Robert of Bethune—the "Lion of Flanders"—craftsmen, peasants, and local nobles unite. This leads to the legendary Battle of the Golden Spurs on July 11, 1302, near Kortrijk, where an untrained Flemish citizen army faces the elite French cavalry.
- Date of release
- 1985-03-14
- TMDB
- 6.2 / 10 (21)
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Genres
- History, Drama, War
- Director
- Hugo Claus
Casting
- Jan Decleir — Jan Breydel
- Frank Aendenboom — Robrecht van Bethune
- Theu Boermans — Jacques de Chatillon, comte de Leuze
- Julien Schoenaerts — Pieter De Coninck
- Josine van Dalsum — Johanna van Navarre
- Herbert Flack — Willem Van Gullik
- Filip Peeters — Roelandt
- Vic de Wachter — Jan van Namen
- Ronny Waterschoot — Gwijde van Namen
- Guy Van Sande
- Tania Van der Sanden — Katrien
- Jules Croiset — Robert d'Artois
Interesting facts
- Based on: De Leeuw van Vlaenderen of de Slag der Gulden Sporen
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Data from Wikidata.
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