---
title: 'Whitey (1980)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robbe De Hert'
released: '1980-03-25'
runtime_minutes: 108
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Belgium'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/whitey-1980'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081765/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Whitey (1980)

1980 · 108 min · Drama · Belgium

Original title: De Witte van Sichem

## Synopsis

Whitey is a 1980 Belgian historical drama film by Robbe De Hert released in 1980. The film is an adaptation of Ernest Claes' novel De Witte. It is the second adaptation of the book. The other film was released in 1934 as De Witte. The title Whitey refers to the nickname of the main character: Louis Verheyden, a naughty blond boy of eleven years old.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robbe De Hert](https://cinepixo.com/people/robbe-de-hert)
- **Screenplay:** [Robbe De Hert](https://cinepixo.com/people/robbe-de-hert), [Fernand Auwera](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernand-auwera)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jürgen Knieper](https://cinepixo.com/people/jurgen-knieper)
- **Producer:** [Roland Verhavert](https://cinepixo.com/people/roland-verhavert)
- **Director of Photography:** [Walther van den Ende](https://cinepixo.com/people/walther-van-den-ende)

## Cast

- [Chris Cauwenberghs](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-cauwenberghs)
- [Bart Dauwe](https://cinepixo.com/people/bart-dauwe)
- [Werther Van Der Sarren](https://cinepixo.com/people/werther-van-der-sarren)
- [Leo Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-martin)
- [Robert Lussac](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-lussac)
- [Paul-Emile Van Royen](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-emile-van-royen)
- [Marleen Merckx](https://cinepixo.com/people/marleen-merckx)
- [Chris Lomme](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-lomme)
- [Eric Clerckx](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-clerckx)
- [Yvonne Verbeeck](https://cinepixo.com/people/yvonne-verbeeck)
- [Gaston Berghmans](https://cinepixo.com/people/gaston-berghmans)
- [Blanka Heirman](https://cinepixo.com/people/blanka-heirman)
- [Jos Verbist](https://cinepixo.com/people/jos-verbist)
- [Philippe de Chérisey](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-de-cherisey)
- [Robert Van der Veken](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-van-der-veken)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/whitey-1980
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