Max Havelaar of de koffieveilingen der Nederlandsche handelsmaatschappij (1976)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Fons Rademakers

Writers:

Multatuli (novel)
Gerard Soeteman (writer)

Release Date:

9 September 1976 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

An idealistic Dutch colonial officer posted to Indonesia in the 19th century is cohvinced that he can...

Plot Keywords:

Indonesia | Abuse | Dinner | Diving | Public Humiliation

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Peter Faber	...	Max Havelaar
Sacha Bulthuis	...	Tine
Adendu Soesilaningrat	...	Regent (as E.M. Adenan Soesilaningrat)
Maruli Sitompul	...	Demang
Krijn ter Braak	...	Verbrugge
Carl van der Plas	...	Resident
Rima Melati	...	Mevrouw Slotering
Rutger Hauer	...	Duclari
Joop Admiraal	...	Slotering
Frans Vorstman	...	Gouverneur-generaal
Piet Burnama	...	Djaska (as Pitradjaja Burnama)
Herry Lantho	...	Saïdjah
Leo Beyers	...	Droogstoppel
Nenny Zulaini	...	Adinda
Minih bin Misan	...	Saïdjah's vader

Also Known As:

Max Havelaar (Netherlands) (short title)

Runtime:

Finland:163 min | Netherlands:170 min

Country:

Indonesia | Netherlands

Language:

Dutch | Malay

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:14 | Netherlands:12 (original rating) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Company:

Jakarta Film

Trivia:

Julien Schoenaerts was supposed to play Max Havelaar, but was dropped when he refused to shave off his beard. Another contender was Rutger Hauer, who eventually got a supporting part.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: When the movie starts, a trumpeter plays the Dutch national anthem, the "Wilhelmus". But in 1850, that was not yet the Dutch anthem.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Allemaal film: De gouden jaren (#1.3)" (2007)

A relevant film, again

I saw this film once, thirty years ago, when it first came out. It was regarded as avantgarde at the time, and was shown in a small "alternative" movie theaters in Aarhus, Denmark. I have never forgotten the power of this film, and can remember it in amazing detail, in particular the ending. No, it's not a happy film, full of complete heroes who win the day. It is like the world today, and is as relevant now as it was then. I can remember that it was one of the rare films that did not have a musical score. The sound was what actually took place; the sound of machinery,walking, the weather, music played in the film. It is sad that this seems to have become a forgotten film. I don't know one other person who has seen this film. It is unknown and unavailable in all the local movie rental places. Not even Netflex had a copy. I would love to see this film again, and if anyone knows how to get a copy I hope they post that info here. Brian