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The Lion of Flanders

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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.

  • Release date
  • March 14, 1985
  • Runtime
  • 104 min
  • Genres
  • History, Drama, War
  • Director
  • Hugo Claus

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Jan Decleir photo Jan Decleir Jan Breydel Frank Aendenboom photo Frank Aendenboom Robrecht van Bethune Theu Boermans photo Theu Boermans Jacques de Chatillon, comte de Leuze Julien Schoenaerts photo Julien Schoenaerts Pieter De Coninck Josine van Dalsum photo Josine van Dalsum Johanna van Navarre Herbert Flack photo Herbert Flack Willem Van Gullik Filip Peeters photo Filip Peeters Roelandt Vic de Wachter photo Vic de Wachter Jan van Namen

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