Overview
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 17, 1980
- Original language
- Dutch
- Spoken languages
- Dutch
- Countries
- Belgium
- Production
- New-Star Films,Visie Filmproduktie
- Cast
- Raymond van het Groenewoud,Yvonne Verbeeck,Willy Vandermeulen,Clerckx Eric,Gaston Berghmans,Joris Sustronck,Magda De Winter,Chris Cauwenberghs,Jaak Van Assche,Marleen Merckxand 21 more
- Director
- Robbe De Hert
- Producer
- Roland Verhavert
- Cinematography
- Walther van den Ende
- Budget
- $959,300
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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