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
Willy Vandermeulen
Vader van de Witte
Blanka Heirman
Moeder van de Witte
Paul S'Jongers
Jos Verbist
Pastor
Magda De Winter
Paul-Emile Van Royen
Teacher
Martha Dewachter
Lisa
Luc Philips
Pastoor
Jaak Van Assche
Man in café
Chris Lomme
Rosette
Gaston Berghmans
Nand (the conductor)
Bert Struys
Actor
Leo Martin
Entertainer
Raymond van het Groenewoud
Ticket salesman
Jürgen Knieper
Composer
Theo van de Sande
Cinematographer
Anton Cogen
Wooden shoe maker
Walther van den Ende
Cinematographer
Luk De Konink
De Ruige
Fred Van Kuyk
Grosse-caisse porter
Marleen Merckx
Girlfriend of Liza
Philippe Graff
ProductionDesigner
Mieke Verheyden
Seasonworker
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 17, 1980
Original NameDe Witte van Sichem
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 46m
Budget$959,300
Genres
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Wiki.
Whitey, original title: De Witte van Sichem, is a Belgian film by Robbe De Hert released in 1980. The film is an adaptation of Ernest Claes' novel De Witte. It is the second adaptation of the book. The other film 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.
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