Whitey

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.

• Robbe De HertWriter
• Louis Paul BoonWriter
• Robbe De HertDirector
• Fernand AuweraWriter
• Gaston DurnezWriter
• Hugo ClausWriter

• Clerckx EricLouis Verheyden/De Witte
• Willy VandermeulenVader van de Witte
• Blanka HeirmanMoeder van de Witte
• Paul 's JongersBoer Coene
• Jos VerbistHeinke Verheyden
• Magda De WinterLiza Coene
• Paul-Emile Van RoyenLeraar/Fabriekschef
• Martha DewachterRozalien
• Jaak Van AsscheMan in café
• Chris LommeRosette
• Gaston BerghmansNand
• Michaël PasSchooljongen