Whitey
De Witte van Sichem
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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Leo Martin
as Muzikant
Chris Cauwenberghs
as Koster
Chris Lomme
as Rosette
Marleen Merckx
as Vriendin van Liza
Clerckx Eric
as Louis Verheyden/De Witte
Blanka Heirman
as Moeder van de Witte
Jaak Van Assche
as Man in café
Fred Van Kuyk
as Trommelaar
Jos Verbist
as Heinke Verheyden
Anton Cogen
as Wooden shoe maker
Michaël Pas
as Schooljongen
Gaston Berghmans
as Nand
Bob Van der Veken
as Mon
