Whitey (1980)
1h 46m
Running Time
December 17, 1980Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Clerckx Eric
Louis Verheyden/De Witte
Blanka Heirman
Moeder Witte
Paul-Emile Van Royen
Teacher
Willy Vandermeulen
Actor
Paul S'Jongers
Actor
Robbe De Hert
Director
Fernand Auwera
Writer
Louis Paul Boon
Writer
Martha Dewachter
Lisa
Ernest Claes
Writer
Gaston Durnez
Writer
Chris Lomme
Rosette
Jürgen Knieper
Composer
Hugo Claus
Writer
Roland Verhavert
Producer
Henk Van Soom
Producer
Michaël Pas
Gaston Berghmans
Linda Schagen Van Leeuwen
Brigitte Bertrand
Bora De Winter
Jaak Van Assche
Magda De Winter
Jos Verbist
Pastor
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 17, 1980
Original NameDe Witte van Sichem
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 46m
Budget$959,300
Genres
Wiki.
Whitey, original title: De Witte van Sichem, is a Belgian movie by Robbe De Hert released in 1980. The movie is an adaptation of Ernest Claes' novel De Witte. It is the second adaptation of the book. The other movie was released in 1934 as De Witte. The title Whitey refers to the nickname of the main character: Louis Verheyden, a naughty blond boy of eleven years old.