Whitey
De Witte van Sichem
Whitey On Soap2Day. 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.
- Genre: Drama
- Country: Belgium
- Director: Robbe De Hert
- Cast: Clerckx Eric, Willy Vandermeulen, Blanka Heirman, Paul S'Jongers, Jos Verbist, Magda De Winter, Paul-Emile Van Royen, Martha Dewachter, Jaak Van Assche, Chris Lomme, Gaston Berghmans, Michaël Pas, Linda Schagen Van Leeuwen, Brigitte Bertrand, Bora De Winter, Leo Martin, Raymond van het Groenewoud, Anton Cogen, Luk De Konink, Fred Van Kuyk, Marleen Merckx,
