106 minutos
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.
Clerckx Eric
Louis Verheyden/De Witte
Willy Vandermeulen
Vader van de Witte
Blanka Heirman
Moeder van de Witte
Paul-Emile Van Royen
Teacher
Paul S'Jongers
Magda De Winter
Jos Verbist
Jos Verbist
Pastor
Martha Dewachter
Lisa
Chris Lomme
Rosette
Jaak Van Assche
Gaston Berghmans
Michaël Pas
Linda Schagen Van Leeuwen
Brigitte Bertrand
Bora De Winter
