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title: 'The Burgomaster of Stilemonde (1929)'
type: 'film'
director: 'George Banfield'
released: '1929-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-burgomaster-of-stilemonde-1929'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0319124/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Burgomaster of Stilemonde (1929)

1929 · Drama, War · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Burgomaster of Stilemonde is a 1929 British sound drama film. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process. The film was directed by George Banfield and starring John Martin Harvey, Fern Andra and Robert Andrews. It was made at Walthamstow Studios and on location in Belgium. It was based on the 1918 play Le Bourgmestre de Stilmonde  by Maurice Maeterlinck. Like the play, it portrays German atrocities during the First World War occupation of Belgium. It was well received by critics.

## Credits

- **Director:** [George Banfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-banfield)
- **Screenplay:** [Maurice Maeterlinck](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-maeterlinck)

## Cast

- [Fern Andra](https://cinepixo.com/people/fern-andra)
- [John Martin-Harvey](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-martin-harvey)
- [Robert Andrews](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-andrews-2)

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