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Whitey (1980)
Directed by Robbe De Hert
Drama · 1h 46m
The second movie version, now in color, of Flemish (heimat-)author Ernest Claes' classical novel, titled after the nickname (Dutch 'the White', referring to a blond male) of the main character. The smart but naughty farmhands son's eternal mischief, pranks and disobedience drive his elders (especially teachers, family and father's grumpy employer, a rich farmer, but also neighbors and even the kind curate whose liturgical server he is) and classmates to despair in a time when a boy's punishment was still inevitable, swift and often severe; thus when his mother catches him skinny dipping she takes all his clothes home, forcing him to a long walk of shame, dreading dad's wrath all the way. This version also stresses the story's social and Flamingant aspects.
Cast
Clerckx Eric
Louis Verheyden/De Witte
Blanka Heirman
Moeder van de Witte
Jos Verbist
Heinke Verheyden
Jaak Van Assche
Man in café
Chris Lomme
Rosette
Gaston Berghmans
Nand
Michaël Pas
Schooljongen
Crew
- Director
- Robbe De Hert
- Screenplay
- Robbe De Hert, Fernand Auwera, Gaston Durnez, Louis Paul Boon, Hugo Claus
- Novel
- Ernest Claes
- Director of Photography
- Walther van den Ende
- Editor
- Ton de Graaff, Chris Verbiest, Ludo Troch
- Producer
- Roland Verhavert
Details
- Original title
- De Witte van Sichem
- Release date
- 1980-12-17
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- NL
- Spoken languages
- Dutch
- Countries
- Belgium
- Production
- New-Star Films, Visie Filmproduktie
- Budget
- $959,300