Release Date

17 Dec, 1980

Runtime

01:46: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

De Witte van Sichem

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Actors

Clerckx Eric

Willy Vandermeulen

Blanka Heirman

Paul-Emile Van Royen

Paul S'Jongers

Magda De Winter

Jos Verbist

Jos Verbist

Martha Dewachter

Chris Lomme

Jaak Van Assche

Gaston Berghmans

Michaël Pas

Linda Schagen Van Leeuwen

Brigitte Bertrand

Bora De Winter

Crew

Louis Paul Boon

Ernest Claes

Robbe De Hert

Fernand Auwera

Robbe De Hert

Hugo Claus

Henk Van Soom

Roland Verhavert

Gaston Durnez